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Ousmane Dembele to Liverpool: Borussia Dortmund ace reveals talks with Jurgen Klopp
BORUSSIA DORTMUND ace Ousmane Dembele has revealed he met Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp in the summer.
Arsenal, Liverpool & Man United target Ousmane Dembele in action
The 19-year-old was one of the most sought after young players in European football with Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United all known to be interested in him.
But Dortmund convinced him to move to the Westfalenstadion.
And this season Dembele has six goals and 13 assists from 28 appearances.
He is among an emerging group of young stars including Christian Pulisic, Julian Weigl, Raphael Guerreiro and Alexander Isak.
Borussia Dortmund ace Ousmane Dembele
However Dembele admits Klopp made a late attempt to bring him to Anfield but a deal to Dortmund was already done.
Dembele told Four Four Two: “I saw Klopp in Paris but I told him I'd made up my mind to sign for BVB.”
Ousmane Dembele has become one of best young players in Europe
And the France international also revealed his spoke with Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri.
He added: “Ranieri speaks French from when he coached Monaco.
“I made the decision a long time ago, so going to Leicester was out of the question.”