"I suffered a lot there [at Barca], it's true. I went through some very complicated times," Ousmane Dembele said in his chat with Le Parisien.
"And then little by little, the years go by, everything gets better and better," the Frenchman added.
Dembele missed nearly three of the six years he spent at Barca through injuries. The winger was hardly ever consistent as he was often in and out of the treatment room.
However, things began to take a turn for the better regarding Dembele's fitness when Xavi replaced Ronald Koeman as coach in 2021.
"I had incredible moments with Xavi. We were very close. He gave me a lot of advice and trusted me a lot," Dembele said.
But Dembele decided it was time to leave just when he was getting back to his best shape with PSG paying his €50m release clause.
The 26-year-old has only scored one goal since he joined PSG last August but he also has 10 assists which isn't bad for a winger.
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