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UNCOVERED: The crack support team responsible for Barcelona ace Dembele career rebuild

Barcelona attacker Ousmane Dembele is enjoying career best form - thanks to a new support team he has been able to put around himself.

It is not just a change of attitude that has contributed to this improved Dembele, though, as he has adopted a more professional lifestyle away from the pitch.

L'Equipe reports the 23-year-old has a personal team of three professionals who ensure that he is in tip-top shape: Salah Ghaidi (personal trainer), Jean Baptiste Duault (physiotherapist) and Anthony Audebaud (chef).

Salah Ghaidi was an athlete that competed in 400 and 800 metre races, and he is aware of Dembele's unique nature as an athlete.

"Ousmane is a Formula 1 [car], a war machine," he told L'Equipe.

"I'm with him to look after him and help him."

Jean Bapiste Duault was previously a former physiotherapist for the French athletics team, with it being his job to try and minimise Dembele's risk of injury.

Finally, Anthony Audebaud is in charge of Dembele's nutrition, which had been one of the winger's biggest issues since joining Barcelona. He ensures that what Dembele consumes is geared towards making his body a perfectly oiled machine.

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