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The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
PSG star Ousmane Dembele has more than just the Champions League trophy on the line after making luxury watch bet
OUSMANE DEMBELE could prove a double winner when PSG take on Inter Milan in the Champions League final. The French forward is hoping to make history with the Parisian giants this weekend. Advertisement 2 Ousmane Dembele (right) has a bet with friend and luxury watchmaker Moustapha Diatta (left) Credit: 2 The Frenchman is currently enjoying the best season of his career Credit: Getty PSG have never won the Champions League and are competing in just their second ever final. Dembele has been in superb form this season, bagging 33 goals across 48 games. The 28-year-old took on a bet with childhood friend Moustapha Diatta - a luxury watchmaker - before the season kicked off. French journalist Julien Laurens told the BBC's Advertisement READ MORE ON FOOTBALL "They made a bet at the start of the season that if Dembele scores 30 goals, he can go to the shop and choose whatever watch he wants as a gift. "For a long time that looked impossible. "He's never got to 30 goals in any season in his career." Dembele managed to achieve the feat with a remarkable effort in the second of the season, passing the milestone in March against Marseille. Advertisement Most read in Football BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK And he went "double or quits" with his good friend ahead of Saturday's showdown in Munich. Laurens continued: "Dembele is a player. Jamie Carragher reveals why PSG's Luis Enrique is refusing to speak to him and CBS Sports before Champions League final "He went for doubles or quits. If PSG win in the Champions League final and he scores, he gets four watches, not two. Advertisement "So Ousmane, it's your time." In a recent interview with And he was always convinced the former Barca winger would be a success. Champions League final 24-25 LIVE Follow all the build-up and action from the Champions League final LIVE as it happens with SunSport's blog Moustapha told the outlet: "The days often revolved around football. Advertisement "We'd have kickabouts with friends at the foot of our building or we'd challenge a team from another neighbourhood to a game. "Ousmane always had a ball with him. And he had a gift. He could already shoot with both feet and his dribbling was instinctive. "The results were pretty incredible."
The Sun
3 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
PSG star Ousmane Dembele has more than just the Champions League trophy on the line after making luxury watch bet
OUSMANE DEMBELE could prove a double winner when PSG take on Inter Milan in the Champions League final. The French forward is hoping to make history with the Parisian giants this weekend. 2 PSG have never won the Champions League and are competing in just their second ever final. Dembele has been in superb form this season, bagging 33 goals across 48 games. The 28-year-old took on a bet with childhood friend Moustapha Diatta - a luxury watchmaker - before the season kicked off. French journalist Julien Laurens told the BBC's MOTD podcast: "Ousmane Dembele's best friend Moustapha owns a watch shop. "They made a bet at the start of the season that if Dembele scores 30 goals, he can go to the shop and choose whatever watch he wants as a gift. "For a long time that looked impossible. "He's never got to 30 goals in any season in his career." Dembele managed to achieve the feat with a remarkable effort in the second of the season, passing the milestone in March against Marseille. And he went "double or quits" with his good friend ahead of Saturday's showdown in Munich. Laurens continued: "Dembele is a player. "He went for doubles or quits. If PSG win in the Champions League final and he scores, he gets four watches, not two. "So Ousmane, it's your time." In a recent interview with The Athletic, Moustapha revealed the childhood friends met at the age of 5. And he was always convinced the former Barca winger would be a success. Moustapha told the outlet: "The days often revolved around football. "We'd have kickabouts with friends at the foot of our building or we'd challenge a team from another neighbourhood to a game. "Ousmane always had a ball with him. And he had a gift. He could already shoot with both feet and his dribbling was instinctive. "The results were pretty incredible."
