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Injury bug hits Barcelona: Neymar replacement Ousame Dembele out for 3-4 months

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Barcelona's hot start to the season may be hard to keep up. On Sunday, the club announced that new record signing Ousmane Dembele, Neymar's replacement, will miss 3-4 months after rupturing a bicep in his thigh in the 2-1 win over Getafe on Saturday.

The French international joined the club just weeks ago from Borussia Dortmund and had shown some flashes in a couple starts, but now Barca must figure out what to do without the player. Gerard Deulofeu will likely move into the starting lineup as a result.

It's never easy to get a new player and then lose them for months, but the 20-year-old's health must be the focal point and need not rush him back.