Ousmane Dembele was full of praise for his former teammate in Barcelona Lamine Yamal, although Contrecœur, has widened his ambitions to win the Golden Ball of this year.
The Paris Saint-Germain starlet has experienced a transformer campaign. While the traveling Fulcrum of the European Champions of Luis Enrique, Dembélé has accumulated an amazing trip of 33 goals in all competitions, comfortably the most prolific campaign of his career and more than he has succeeded in the previous five years combined.
This individual success associated with the collective domination of PSG over France and to the rest of the continent prompted a lot to consider Dembélé as the favorite of this year’s Golden Ballon, the annual award was written to the best football player on the planet.
Enrique naturally supported his star player to win a prize that is also watched by the Barcelona teenage starlet, Lamine Yamal. Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappé both suggested that Debelé, as winner of the Champions League, would be a more dignified winner.
During a large interview with Football from FranceThe magazine that leads the journalists survey to decide the winner of the Ballon d’Or of each year, Dembélé had to be made his declaration of intention.
“I hope to be already among the 30 nominees,” said the Frenchman, who had never made the restricted list of the price, with a smile. “I had difficult years with injuries, bad performances too … This season, I think I have performed well, so we will see what would happen. It would be exceptional to have my name on the list. And being one of the favorites is already a big victory, even if I hope to win it one day.”
Dembélé has a first -hand experience of the unique talents of Yamal. The couple overlooked in Barcelona when the young Spaniard entered the first team. “Everyone was already talking about Lamine Yamal from an early age in Barcelona,” recalls Dembélé. “When he came to a professional level, we understood that he was exceptional, and he took another dimension. In training, he dribblored, he pulled, he also marked.”
Yamal ended the season with 18 goals, 21 assists and a triple and dazzling domestic opponent with a range of bewitching bodies and jingle darts which deserved its juvenile status.
The 17 -year -old generally seems imperturbable with regard to the in this year’s in in in this year or while his French counterpart did not play it so cool. “These are difficult things to say,” was tortilled under another interrogation on the most prestigious individual price in football.
“But winning a Ballon d’Or when you are a footballer is obviously the Holy Grail individually. It’s something you dream of when you are little. I remember when he was on TelefootWatch the players align to receive the Ballon d’Or; It was incredible. The object alone, the ball is exceptional. »»
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