Centre of attention for one reason or the other, Ousmane Dembele has had a mixed start to his Barcelona career.

The Frenchman is always on the front pages of various newspapers, mainly due to his alleged lack of discipline.

However, he got a seal of approval from his French teammate and rival in Tuesday night’s Champions League clash, Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.

“He is a player with a lot of talent,” the Spurs captain said ahead of his side’s clash with Barcelona.

“He has made some mistakes, but he is young and has to learn lots of things about top-level football.

“He has shown his quality in the recent matches for Barcelona and with the goal against Espanyol.

“Maybe he needs more time, although they don’t have much at Barcelona and must demonstrate something every time they take to the pitch.

“I believe it will go well for him.”