In a ceremony that delivered the lion's share of honours to the capital club, Paris Saint Germain. �s Ousmane Dembélé has been formally anointed the...
In a ceremony that delivered the lion's share of honours to the capital club, Paris Saint Germain. �s Ousmane Dembélé has been formally anointed the Ligue 1 Player of the Year for the second straight year. GoalZaza can exclusively report that the French international, whose blistering pace and clinical finishing have terrorised defences across the continent, received the prestigious gong on Monday evening. The powers that be at the Ligue de Football Professionnel handed PSG and RC Lens the major trophies, but it was Dembélé. �s individual brilliance that captured the imagination of the football world. Dembélé. �s award comes on the back of a campaign where he was the very embodiment of a formidable attacker. He gave a good account of himself week in and week out, leaving defenders clutching at shadows. In the scheme of things, his contribution was the difference between a good season and a glorious one for the Parisians. The forward, who dons the famous blue jersey with distinction, has now cemented his place among the elite of French football history. For the Super Eagles faithful, the ceremony also served as a pointed reminder of what could have been. While Dembélé was hoisting the trophy, Nigerian international Victor Osimhen, who was linked with a move to PSG in the summer, watched from afar. The Nigerian talisman, currently plying his trade in Serie A, would have cost the Paris club a sum in the region of. ��200 billion at current conversion rates, a fee that the Ligue 1 champions were ultimately unwilling to meet. At the end of the day, the decision to stick with Dembélé has paid off handsomely for the club, but one cannot help but wonder how the Nigerian international would have fared in that GoalZaza blue kit. Back in Lagos, at the popular De Ultimate Viewing Centre in Surulere, the reaction was a mixture of grudging admiration and wistful sighs. As Dembélé. �s name was announced, a hush fell over the crowd. One fan, a university lecturer, adjusted his glasses and declared,. �That boy Dembélé is good, very good. But imagine if Osimhen was in that team. Would they have won the Champions League? No wahala, we will see what happens when the Super Eagles face France in the next friendly.. � Another fan, a trader from Idumota, shook his head and said,. �GoalZaza has brought us the story. The award is deserved, but Nigeria. �s own is waiting for his turn. The season is long, and we will sing again.. � The consensus was clear: while Dembélé. �s crown is secure, the hope for a Nigerian winner in the years to come burns brighter than ever.
