Sunderland supporters have been left baffled after the Barcelona and France winger Ousmane Dembele was spotted at the Stadium of Light.
Dembele was sat in the directors box alongside Sunderland chairman and majority owner Kyril Louis-Dreyfus, as the Black Cats played Sheffield United on Wednesday evening.
The 25-year-old was picked up by Sky Sports' cameras, and supporters quickly took to social media to ask what the World Cup winner was doing on Wearside.
A report from the Guardian back in 2021 states that Dreyfus counts Dembele, as well as Michy Batshuayi, as personal friends. The Barca man also congratulated Dreyfus on Instagram after Sunderland secured their return to the Championship last season.
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So any chances of Dembele gracing the Stadium of Light turf any time appear to be slim. Nonetheless, here is how Sunderland supporters reacted to Dembele sitting in the stands with Dreyfus...
@cmac_safcOusmane Dembele at the Stadium of Light is something I thought I'd never say.
@sunderlandafc11 Ousmane Dembele at the SoL.
@JamieSAFC_ Ousmane Dembele to Sunderland confirmed.
@eb92safc Ousmane Dembele at the Sunderland game. Diallo's replacement in the summer?
@JacksonAlbie We are signing Ousmane Dembele.
@CharlieHorner_ Ousmane Dembele, sign him up.
@PhillipBarnard9 Ousmane Dembele being at the Stadium of Light has really confused me.
@iandobbers Imagine being Ousmane Dembele and just using your night off to come to Sunderland in the rain.
@m_tbeck Ousmane Dembele is one of us.
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