Ousmane Dembele Set to Begin Injury Rehab at Aspetar

Doha, December 01 (QNA) - Osman Dembele, the star of France and Barcelona, arrived today for medical tests under the supervision of an international team of experts of Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital in Qatar. Barcelona confirmed on Friday that the French forward will miss the next 10 weeks after picking up a hamstring problem against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. Dembele will start his rehab in Qatar and will also have sessions back at Barcelona at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper. The injury is Dembeles ninth of his short Barcelona career and means he will miss almost three months of the season and will not return until February. A statement on the club's official website said: "The entire recovery program is being supervised and run by the FC Barcelona medical services. The initial forecast is that the player will be out of action for around 10 weeks." (QNA)