L Equipe: Dembélé is trying to avoid outside interference as much as possible; negotiating a salary increase and contract extension with Paris

Hupu, October 21 News Today's front page news from French media L'Equipe. The reporting team in Leverkusen focused on the return of Ballon d'Or winner Dembélé and his contract extension.

His appearance at Bayer Arena, Leverkusen's home stadium, was one of the highlights of the 15-minute training session open to the media.

As one of the last players to arrive, he joked with Marquinhos and Achraf and participated in a bullfight in the center circle, in which the entire Paris team except the goalkeeper participated.

This feeling has lasted for several days and on Friday against Strasbourg (3-3) the striker seemed to have been able to adapt to it, despite the precautions he had taken.

On the surface, nothing has changed. The France international continued to show his light-hearted mood. "He is calm and always smiling," people say in their hearts. However, for a Ballon d'Or winner, returning to ordinary life is very different from the daily life of an "ordinary" footballer.

During the recovery period, Dembélé was busy dealing with the media turmoil. He quickly returned to his hometown of Evreux to attend the celebrations, and then flew to Qatar to continue treatment at the Aspetar Center. Of course, he did not forget to show his Golden Globe Award to the Emir. How can you not feel overwhelmed in this situation?

While others around him were still immersed in joy, Dembele took the initiative to take responsibility and felt the need to refocus on his sports career.

Unlike players such as Mbappe, his pursuit of the Ballon d'Or has never become an obsession, nor has he ever regarded it as the ultimate goal. The 28-year-old, before the Ballon d'Or was announced, had experienced world championship glory, setbacks, injuries and a return to competition.

The maturity and stability he develops over time should theoretically protect him from any form of dissatisfaction or arrogance. But that doesn't stop him from returning to action, and it raises some real questions:

How will he adapt to his new form? New hopes - new demands - would arise, would he put pressure on himself? How will we respond?

In addition, there are ongoing negotiations for a salary increase: we will have to pay close attention to the progress of these negotiations in the coming months. At PSG, they want to temper their expectations. Insiders contacted by L'Equipe said this was made out of nowhere.

"He won the Ballon d'Or, he is a high-level player, and his return adds value to the team, but the team also proved the quality of the team (without him).

He worked hard to come back, but nothing has changed. We will give him time to find his best form. We don't want him to break everything tonight (Tuesday)."