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Original Title: Ousmane Dembele on Lionel Messi: “I had a very good relationship with him. My locker was next to his & he gave a lot of advice to me. Messi said l’d have to be serious if I wanted to achieve my dreams […] Will one day I tell my daughter that I played with Messi? I am already telling her now, haha”
The full statement
“I had a very good relationship with Messi from the very first day. My locker was right next to his, and he gave a lot of advice to me. He was someone who instinctively knew what you wanted.
“He told me that I’d have to be serious if I wanted to achieve my dreams – after that, I watched and learned from what he did on the pitch.
“Messi would know when Jordi Alba was going to double up front with him, when he was going to put the ball in. He understands football really well, positions himself very well on the pitch and you know – we all know – what he can do with his feet.”
Will one day I tell my daughter that I played with Messi? I am already telling her now, haha"