On September 22, Ousmane Dembélé lifted the 2025 Ballon d'Or trophy. The Frenchman had for a while been presented as one of the two big favorites with Lamine Yamal. At PSG, several players could nevertheless claim the reward. This was for example the case of Achraf Hakimi, author of a sensational season on a personal and collective level. The Moroccan international had also expressed his hope of winning, which did not necessarily please his club. Bertrand Latour returned to the subject.
It was during an interview conducted last August by the Canal+ journalist that the Paris Saint-Germain right-back expressed his desire to win the Ballon d'Or. Invited this Friday on the Aliotalk podcast, he was questioned about this episode, and more particularly about the reaction of the Parisian club. “I didn’t imagine he would say he deserves the Ballon d’Or. I thought he would give a more formal answer. This is undoubtedly what PSG expected and we understood that PSG did not want him to answer that. »
And Bertrand Latour continues his speech. “But I found him courageous. » Relaunched on the fact that Paris had requested that this piece of the interview be cut during editing, the journalist confirmed it.” Yes. Of course it's confirmed. So anyone who says otherwise is a complete liar. It's very clear. I find it courageous that he said it, knowing that it would be controversial. »
PSG targeted by Bertrand Latour
Then the former member of the L’Équipe channel concluded by targeting PSG:
“Wanting to gag people, I find that these are not methods. » Achraf Hakimi finally finished sixth in the ranking, which did not displease him, as he said on RMC. “ I don't think it's a disappointment for me. It's nice to be included in the list of the 30 best players in the world. (…) I am proud of this sixth place and I want to continue working to, why not, move up the rankings a little.“
The Moroccan international is in any case doing everything for that, he who once again delivered a very high performance this Saturday during the Parisian victory in Brest. Author of two goals, Achraf Hakimi showed that he still had a lot under his belt.
