It is really stupid to sell Dembele for just 11m to China now. Even if he has become injury-prone, we could still use him in key matches. He is highly rated by all the pundits as being one of the best midfielders in Europe. With us suffering from injury problems to our other midfielders like Sissoko, Wanyama and Dier, we should have kept Dembele at least until end of the season. We should have at least buy his replacement first before selling him,
Really surprised that Dembele decided to go to China instead of looking for other clubs in Europe. The only trophy he won was the Dutch league title with Az Alkmaar in 2009. He should have tried to win a major trophy in Europe before going to China. Surprising that he chose big money instead of major trophies. He is only 31 and can still play a few more years of competitive football despite his injuries. Won't be surprised if he is lured to a big European club within 1 year of playing in China.
When we bought Dembele and Dempsey together from Fulham in 2012, it was a real coup as Dembele was wanted by all the big clubs in Europe, especially ManU. I think both Dembele and Dempsey's biggest contribution to us was inspiring us to that historic 3-2 away win over ManU in 2013. It was always a great joy to watch Dembele dribbling past all the players. But it was a pity Dembele was let down by poor finishing and only scored 10 goals in 242 matches for us. He could have been a even better player for us if he had scored more goals for us.
So, with Dembele now going to China, we will only have Lloris, Vertonghen, Eriksen and Lamela left as players bought during the AVB era of 2012/13. Can understand Pochettino trying to build a team of his own players but he should make sure they are better than what we already have.