Even if what Minguella said is bogus, I'm pretty sure we would have preferred him over Mbappé anyway, as a player of his position/characteristics was priority for Bartomeu & co
Even pro-govt press in Turkey seem to have given up on him...Here is one article titled "The demise of Arda Turan"
https://m.sabah.com.tr/galeri/spor/arda-turanin-cokusu
The difference between Ligue 1 and Bundesliga is not nearly as big as some imagine, actually.
As for Dembele being great at Dortmund, yes.. Having said that, he also had an off day once every 3rd game or so
I would not say he was rubbish. Sure, he was rather wasteful in front of the goal his dribbling and passing were quite spot on....Not to mention a goal and an assist hardly counts for rubbish. If anything he was way better than the likes of Mo Salah or Lukaku this week
This is true, although with the Germans keeping it airtight at the back, it didn't look easy at all for him to utilize his speed, not to mention his teammates were also having an off day for the most part