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Ousmane Dembele's Agent Denies He Flew to Senegal After Barcelona Defeat

Ousmane Dembele's agent, Moussa Sissoko, has denied reports the French forward flew to Senegal after Barcelona's 1-0 La Liga defeat to Athletic Bilbao on Friday.

The Barcelona star reportedly covered up an injury suffered in the match and then slept on a sofa in Bilbao Airport before flying to Senegal for the weekend, according to Javier Miguel at AS.

Sissoko told Mundo Deportivo (h/t AS) that the reports are untrue and spoke about the player's condition after the match.

"It's not true, he didn't travel to Senegal.