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Report: Ousmane Dembele Took 90 Minutes to Inform Barcelona of Stomach Bug

Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele reportedly waited an hour-and-a-half to notify the club of a stomach bug that caused him to miss training on Thursday.

According to RAC1 (h/t Sport), when the Frenchman did not report for training on time, the club spent 90 minutes trying to get in contact with him before finally getting through.

Barcelona then sent their club doctors to see him, where they confirmed he had gastroenteritis.

Dembele was able to resume training on Friday, albeit away from his team-mates, per ESPN FC's Samuel Marsden:

Samuel Marsden

Messi and Umtiti still going well in training ahead of Real Betis on Sunday.