Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman is wary of overloading Ousmane Dembele as he returns from surgery.

Dembele is one of Barcelona's great hopes for the coming months. His contract situation is a problem though, expiring at the end of the season,

Asked about the Frenchman during his press conference, Koeman only wanted to speak about the football angle.

“He's working very well of late," said the Dutchman. “He's still got a bit of time out, there are things that have to improve for him to be with the group completely.

"It's hard to set deadlines, we'll see how he is in the coming days."