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Zorc 'relieved' Dembele also showing indiscipline at Barcelona

Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc is "relieved" Ousmane Dembele is still showing signs of indiscipline at Barcelona, proving in his eyes that the German club were not to blame.

Dembele left Dortmund last year after just a single season with the Bundesliga side, impressing so much Barca brought him to Camp Nou in a deal that could eventually cost €145million, according to reports.

Dembele is reported to have turned up late for training more than once – including last month when he failed to tell the club he was suffering with gastroenteritis – and Zorc feels that just validates his opinion that Dortmund's handling of the winger had nothing to do with his attitude.

"Now that he's playing in Barcelona, at one of the biggest clubs in the world, this indiscipline seems to be still going on," Zorc told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

"I am relieved to note that this was not something that had anything to do with the circumstances here at Dortmund."