The debate ignites all football enthusiasts: who from Lamine Yamal or Ousmane Dembélé deserves the Golden Ball 2025? The two wingers come out of a stratospheric season and each speaking, each analysis, is scrutinized closely. So when one of the biggest promises in world football gives his opinion, we listen. Especially when his words look like a very clear position in this duel at the top. Currently dazzling at the Club World Cup, the young Brazilian was questioned about the talents that will dominate the football of tomorrow. His answer is unequivocal.
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The future Chelsea player, Estevao Willian, did not revolve around the pot. When he imagines the future battles for the most prestigious of individual awards, he cites two names: Lamine Yamal and the Argentinian Franco Mastanuono. “He's a fantastic player, I followed his games closely”, He said about the Prodigy du Barça. “I sincerely hope that we will find ourselves in this situation (to fight for the Ballon d'Or)”. Not a word, however, for Ousmane Dembélé. A forgetfulness that cannot be a simple coincidence.
This choice is anything but trivial. By not citing the name of French, Estevao, nicknamed “Messinho” in Brazil, sends a strong message. He considers Lamine Yamal as the reference of his generation, the one with whom he was competed at the top for years. For Dembélé, which is at the height of his career, it is a brutal observation: the new wave already seems to have placed it in another category, that of a brilliant present, but perhaps not of a future as dominant as that of its Barcelona rival.
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An opinion that weighs in the scale
The context gives even more weight to this declaration. Estevao is currently shining in front of the world at the Club World Cup, a competition that Dembélé starts barely (31 minutes played against Miami). His word therefore has a special resonance. Even if it is only the opinion of an 18 -year -old player, he reflects a substantive trend. Yamal's precocity and exceptional season seem to have permanently marked spirits, including those of his future competitors.
Of course, the final vote for the Ballon d'Or 2025 is not yet closed and Ousmane Dembélé still has arguments to be made. But this media outing is one more advanced pawn on the chessboard in favor of Lamine Yamal. In this war of communication and perception, every detail counts. And the latter, coming from the future of football, could well influence the opinion of certain voters.
