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Dembélé says the Ballon d’Or will remain at Paris Saint-Germain

From Le Figaro · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Ousmane Dembélé said he expects a Paris Saint-Germain player to win the next Ballon d’Or.
  • He named Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé as his top three, while also mentioning Michael Olise, Lamine Yamal, Fabián Ruiz and Willian Pacho.

Ousmane Dembélé believes the Ballon d’Or will stay in Paris, even though he refuses to put his own name forward.

In an interview with France Football, the 2025 winner said he expected the next award to go to another Paris Saint-Germain player. The list of 30 nominees is due to be announced on Tuesday, while the winner will be revealed in London on October 26.

Asked for his top three contenders, Dembélé named his PSG teammate Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Harry Kane and his friend Kylian Mbappé. He offered the list without ranking the players.

I don’t think this trophy is undecided. I think it will remain in the hands of a Paris Saint-Germain player.

· Ousmane DembéléDembélé predicted that the next Ballon d’Or winner would come from PSG.

Dembélé also highlighted Michael Olise, whom he described as having had an incredible season and being the best player in the Bundesliga. He mentioned Lamine Yamal, Fabián Ruiz and Willian Pacho as further candidates. But he would not include himself. “I never vote for myself,” he said.

He remains convinced the trophy will stay with PSG: “I don’t think this trophy is undecided. I think it will remain in the hands of a Paris Saint-Germain player.”

I never vote for myself.

· Ousmane DembéléHe explained why he did not include himself among his own leading contenders.
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Originally published by Le Figaro in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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