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title: "Profit Players: Moussa Dembele"
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published: "2019-04-03T13:45:05Z"
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# Profit Players: Moussa Dembele

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**Things ended on a pretty sour note between Moussa Dembele and Celtic following his move to Lyon at the end of the last summer transfer window.**

His decision to push for a transfer so late in the window left the Glasgow club in quite a hole, giving supporters reason to feel frustrated and disappointed.

Still, that should not overshadow everything the French forward was able to achieve at Celtic Park during his time there.

Signed on a free transfer back in 2016 ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/moussa-dembele/transfers/spieler/229004)) following his release from Fulham after his contract had expired, Dembele proved to be some acquisition brought in by Brendan Rodgers.

To put his accomplishments into perspective, the 22-year-old managed to score over 30 goals in his debut campaign as a Celtic player.

And while he was unable to replicate that sort of tally the following season, he still ended up playing a big part in the Bhoys winning a second consecutive domestic treble.

All things considered, a powerful and explosive striker, Dembele has all the necessary tools to develop into a leading No.9 in Europe.

A move to Lyon, where he is currently doing well having reached double figures for the term despite a slow start, is what he probably felt was necessary to help him get there.

Perhaps the France U21 international could have gone about things differently; the manner in which he left did no one any favours.

But in the end, even if he was just at Celtic for a short while, Dembele has to go down as a success, a success that only cost the club a mere development fee.