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Former Belgium midfielder Dembele to retire at end of season

By Reuters | 3yrs ago
July 14, 2018 Belgium's Mousa Dembele during the warm up before the match REUTERS

Former Belgium and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Mousa Dembele will retire from playing at the end of his current contract with Chinese Super League club Guangzhou City, the 34-year-old said on Tuesday.

Dembele, who won the Dutch league with Alkmaar in 2009, also played for Fulham before a seven-year spell with Spurs, featuring in 249 matches in all competitions and scoring 10 goals for the London club. He joined Guangzhou City in 2019.

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