The legend of Real Madrid, Gareth Bale, joined the debate on the Ballon d'Or and believes that his choice for this distinction is “by far” the favorite.
The legend of Real Madrid, Bale, expressed himself on the debate around the Ballon d'Or 2025 and mentioned the superstar of PSG, Ousmane Dembélé, as the favorite to win the trophy “by far”. Dembélé has had an exceptional season, but will have to fight to get votes against Lamine Yamal and his compatriot Kylian Mbappé.
Dembélé has made the best season of his career to date, with 35 goals and 16 assists in 53 games in all competitions. His efforts in attack, where he evolves in the post of false number 9 thanks to the tactical genius of coach Luis Enrique, helped the PSG to win his first Champions League, in addition to Ligue 1 and two other national trophies. Parisians have also reached the final of the Club World Cup, where they are the big favorites to beat Chelsea. French is therefore considered the favorite to win the Ballon d'Or this year, even if Yamal and Mbappé have made a strong impression in the past 11 months.
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Addressing ESPN, Bale expressed his reflections on the Ballon d'Or 2025. When asked if Dembélé was the favorite to win the trophy, the Welsh icon replied: ”
Yes, I think yes. I think we must also take into account the victories of the teams.
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Everyone obviously talks about individuals, but I think that if you also win these trophies, if you win the Champions League, if you win the national triple, if you win the Club World Cup again, it is difficult to imagine someone else after the season he has made and the trophies he won. In my opinion, that makes him the favorite, by far. »»
Dembele will have the opportunity to help PSG win its fifth title of the season on Sunday when the team faces Chelsea at the New York Metlife Stadium.
