Ousmane Dembele has set off shockwaves inside the Paris Saint-Germain dressing room after issuing a blunt warning to his teammates in the wake of their 3-1 defeat to Rennes.
The French winger urged players to drop their egos if they want the team to improve, comments that immediately dominated headlines and, according to L’Equipe, stirred unease within the squad.
Inside PSG, there is uncertainty over whether Dembele was aiming his message at specific individuals or the collective group. Speculation has quickly centred on Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia as possible targets of the Ballon d’Or winner’s frustration, adding fuel to talk of brewing tension in Luis Enrique’s attack.
The atmosphere has been described as fragile, with recent poor results sharpening the reaction to any public criticism.
Luis Enrique moved swiftly to calm things down, publicly insisting there are no egos disrupting the harmony of his squad.
The PSG coach is keen to shut down any narrative of internal conflict as the club tries to reset after the Rennes setback and refocus on its targets in Ligue 1 and Europe.
