Barcelona’s record 105 million-euro ($125mn) signing Ousmane Dembele is set to be sidelined for up to four months as the club confirmed the extent of the hamstring injury he suffered at Getafe on Saturday.
Dembele has made just three appearances for Barca since sealing his move from Borussia Dortmund last month for a fee that could rise to as much as 145mn euros based on performance-related bonuses. He provided an assist on his debut as a substitute to round off a 5-0 thrashing of Espanyol last weekend and impressed as Barca swept aside Juventus 3-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday before pulling up just 29 minutes into Saturday’s 2-1 win at Getafe.
However, he may have paid the price for missing much of pre-season as he went on strike from training at Dortmund to try and force through his dream move to the Camp Nou. The 20-year-old is now set to miss the rest of Barca’s Champions League group campaign and faces a race against time to take part in the first Clasico of the season against Real Madrid on December 23. At international level, Dembele will also be absent for France’s final two World Cup qualifiers away to Bulgaria and at home to Belarus next month.

Carvajal extends Madrid deal to 2022
Spanish international right-back Dani Carvajal tied his future to Real Madrid by extending his contract until 2022, the club confirmed yesterday. 
Carvajal, 25, becomes the third Madrid player to sign on until 2022 this week after vice-captain Marcelo and Isco also penned contract extensions.
Carvajal came through Madrid’s academy and has won three Champions League titles with the Spanish giants in four years since returning to Real after one-year spell with German side Bayer Leverkusen. He has also established himself as a regular for Spain under Julen Lopetegui, winning 13 caps.