Borussia Dortmund star Ousmane Dembele takes charge on Football Manager 2017… as Liverpool boss
Dembele caught playing away from home as Bundesliga star opts for Anfield on footie management simulator
THE path from Borussia Dortmund to Liverpool has already been paved by one football manager.
And it appears another young hopeful has followed in the footsteps of current boss Jurgen Klopp by switching the Yellow Wall of the Westfalenstadion for the Kop at Anfield.
Albeit on his laptop!
The Dortmund winger was recently seen taking charge of the Reds on the latest instalment of the brilliant Football Manager series.
Dembele, 19, was snapped by a friend on Twitter, with a caption that read: “I made a season in Lorient and now I signed for Liverpool!”
New game new player ! Welcome in the family
— Jay Jay (@JayhJJ)
The picture will no doubt prompt speculation as to where the French starlet’s long-term future lies.
He was heavily linked with a move to Liverpool in the summer when a whole host of Europe’s top clubs were looking to snap him up from boyhood club Rennes.
Dortmund ultimately won that race with the promise of first-team football, but with Thomas Tuchel's side currently outside of the Champions League places in the Bundesliga, one of the most highly-rated players in Europe might not be there for long.
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His knowledge of German football has led to him weighing up a move for Borussia Monchengladbach’s Mahmoud Dahoud, who could cost around £26m in the winter window.
And if a move for Dembele at this stage might be unrealistic, perhaps he could just sign himself.