‘I love watching Hitler and Stalin’ - Ousmane Dembele

Carlo Garganese

• Updated: 20 Nov 2024 00:40 CST
• 3 min read

PSG winger Ousmane Dembele has raised eyebrows by bizarrely revealing that he is fascinated by some of the most infamous dictators of the twentieth century.

Dembele revealed that he loves watching documentaries about former Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, ex-Soviet Union dictator Joseph Stalin, and former Zaire iron man Mobutu Sese Seko.

Hitler, Stalin and Mobutu are regarded as three of the most infamous figures in history, overseeing the genocides of tens of millions between them.

Dembele admits that he has a huge interest in following them.

What did Dembele say?

“I like seeing what the dictators did,” Dembele said in an interview also featuring France teammates Aurelien Tchouameni and Jules Kounde.

“Mobutu, the German guy (Hitler)… Stalin, all of that, I love it (the documentaries).”

As the video shows, Tchouameni and Kounde’s reactions to Dembele’s reveal sum up what most of us are thinking to the PSG winger’s revelation.

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Dembele at PSG

Dembele signed for PSG from Barcelona in the summer of 2023 after the Ligue 1 giants executed his release clause.

PSG paid the €50m fee in his Barcelona contract to take him to the Parc des Princes.

Dembele had had a difficult time at Barcelona with injuries, although he had re-established himself as a key member of the Barcelona team before moving to PSG.

He had an up and down first season with PSG, although he did contribute in helping the team win another Ligue 1 title as well as the Coupe de France and Trophee des Champions.

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Dembele only managed six goals in 42 games in all competitions in 2023-24 but he did contribute an impressive 14 assists.

He has started well this season with five goals and seven assists in all competitions.

He has been capped 51 times for France, scoring six goals. He was in the France squad that won the 2018 World Cup, as well as the squads for Euro 2020, World Cup 2022 and Euro 2024.

Dembele is the fourth most expensive player of all time thanks to his €135 million move to Barcelona from Borussia Dortmund back in 2017.