Doctor who performed surgery on Dembele: This injury is bigger and more demanding than the one he had in 2017 Barcelona Flown to Finland for procedure

Lasse Lempainen, the Finnish doctor who performed surgery on Ousmane Dembele's hamstring injury, has revealed the scale of the setback.

Lempainen performed the same procedure on the Frenchman in 2017 before he spent three to four months out. This time, Dembele will be out for the next six months.

"The injury on the right leg was bigger and more demanding than the one he had on the left [leg] in 2017, Lempainen told MARCA.

"It was in the superior part of the hamstring tendon."

Lasse Lempainen.

Despite this latest fitness problem, Lempainen is sure that Dembele can get back to his best eventually.

"I have a lot of confidence that, with careful rehabilitation, Dembele can return to football at his best level again," Lempainen said.

"I estimate that it will take around six months."