Manchester United are eyeing a loan move for Barcelona ace Ousmane Dembele.
The French winger is being viewed as a stop-gap solution to their inability to agree a fee with Borussia Dortmund for Jadon Sancho.
According to Sky Sports, the Red Devils are already in talks with Barcelona over a temporary switch for Dembele.
His talent has never been in question since his £95.75million move to the Nou Camp in August 2017.
But his career in Spain has been blighted by injuries and misdemeanours, including being late for training on several occasions.
Those factors will cause some concern for United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer - and one of Dembele’s former team-mates has previously outlined exactly what to expect from the 23-year-old.
Speaking after his brief stint at Barcelona last year, Kevin-Prince Boateng claimed Dembele is “like a child” and stated you “need to accept him for what he is”.
He went on to outline how he is not malicious in his lack of discipline, instead not yet being able to grasp what is expected of him.
"Dembele is like a child for me. You need to accept him for what he is," Boateng told Bild last year.
"Yeah, he might arrive late for training now and again. There are players who do it on purpose but he's different. He's always like a little child.
"The problem, and this isn't just about Dembele, is that young professionals earn far too much money. An 18-year-old shouldn't be earning €4million per season.
"And if they do earn that, the money should be immediately reinvested so they see as little of it as possible. For me, he's still a boy swimming in a giant pool. He suddenly cost €105m and still doesn't know how everything works."
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