"I think he has evolved a lot. He is still a very interesting player with incredible speed but with a lot of quality and with very good defensive work. I see the hunger, the faith and the desire to become a better player."
**Luis Enrique, PSG head coach**
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"He has this ability to make flashes of brilliance, to eliminate opponents, to create differences through dribbling, speed and to score as well."
**Didier Deschamps, former France head coach**
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"Crazy fast."
**Hugo Ekitike**
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"He's a shy guy in the dressing room but he's very intelligent. You have some people who talk a lot. But the guy who is shy, they see everything and, afterwards, if you give advice to that guy, he knows what he has to do.
"He has always been discreet off the field. He is someone who speaks little. What surprised me about him, and about today's young players, is how confident they are during their early training sessions – especially him. From the start, he showed what he's capable of."
**Olivier Giroud, former France teammate**
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"He's a player who can do it all – score, dribble, get assists."
**Ousmane Dembele, PSG and France teammate**
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"He's a lad who completely deserved his place, who worked hard and who was allowed to train with me. You think, 'Hey, he's a good player' so you keep him and then you give him some playing time. Unfortunately, I left before he really broke through. He's a guy who's a real pleasure to work with."
**Peter Bosz, who handed Barcola his senior debut at Olympique Lyonnais**
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