Ousmane Dembele Pushes For Teammate To Win Ballon D’or Next

2025 Ballon d'Or victor Ousmane Dembélé is starting Kylian Mbappé’s run for nan grant connected his behalf.

Dembélé was named nan champion player successful nan world astatine nan 2025 ceremonial aft a historical run pinch Paris Saint-Germain. Despite stiff title from Barcelona youngster Lamine Yamal, Dembélé accepted nan grant aft guiding PSG to their first Champions League triumph.

After climbing nan acme himself, Dembélé made his feelings known connected his France compatriot and erstwhile PSG teammate winning nan grant successful nan future.

“I dream he wins it, he deserves it for his career. He’s had a very bully commencement to nan season, he keeps scoring goals. He’s a friend of mine, I dream he continues for illustration this. I dream 1 time he wins nan Ballon d’Or,” Dembélé said to nan media aft PSG’s thrashing of Bayer Leverkusen.

Mbappé (left) and Dembélé (right) are hoping to triumph nan World Cup adjacent year. / Stefan Matzke/sampics/Getty Images

Dembélé and Mbappé only played together for 1 play astatine nan nine level successful Paris, but person been longtime France teammates.

Mbappé had a stellar debut play with Real Madrid, but coming up short successful each title wounded his likelihood of winning nan Ballon d’Or backmost successful September. Question marks stay astir Xabi Alonso’s maiden play starring Los Blancos, but nan World Cup could beryllium a backmost doorway for Mbappé to travel successful Dembélé’s footsteps.

Luka Modrić notably won nan 2018 award complete Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi acknowledgment to his Croatia heroics successful nan World Cup that year. He was portion of nan aforesaid Real Madrid broadside alongside Ronaldo that conquered Europe, but nan World Cup apt proved a decisive tiebreaker.

The aforesaid could beryllium said for Lionel Messi aft winning nan 2023 award for guiding Argentina to glory successful Qatar—the aforesaid twelvemonth Mbappé achieved his highest Ballon d’Or shortlist decorativeness (third) aft scoring a hat-trick successful nan final.

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Mbappé has started nan 2025-26 play connected occurrence pinch 15 goals and 2 assists successful each competitions. If he keeps up his stellar form, he’ll beryllium a favourite for nan 2026 honor.

If he comes up short successful nan Champions League, but possibly takes location immoderate home silverware and nan biggest world prize, Mbappé could go nan seventh French subordinate to triumph nan Ballon d’Or.

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