The casting for the 2026 Ballon d’Or is about to be revealed. France Football will indeed announce this Tuesday the list of applicants for the most prestigious individual distinction. Given their new title in the Champions League, Parisian players should be present in large numbers.
And for Ousmane Dembélé, the title holder, despite the World Cup which took place this summer, this victory in C1 must weigh heavily in the vote. Better, the debate on the identity of the next winner does not suffer from any major dispute.
“I don’t think it’s undecided, this trophy. I think it will stay in the hands of a Paris Saint-Germain player”he confided in the columns of France Football.
When it comes to delivering his personal podium, the French world champion only cites one of his teammates.
“My top 3? Everything mixed: “Kvara”, Harry Kane, who had a very, very good season, and I think Kylian Mbappé”, he stated. An eclectic trio where the Georgian genius Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, the surgical regularity of the English striker from Bayern Munich and the essential captain of the Blues rub shoulders.
We must not forget Pacho
Ousmane Dembélé therefore does not place himself on the podium. Renewed on his chances, the Parisian explains: ” Me ? Oh no, I never get into stuff like that. I never vote myself. If it’s me who speaks, I don’t vote for myself. » A refusal that contrasts with the individual campaigns usually orchestrated in this type of race.
Broadening his horizons, he does not hesitate to mention other names
“Afterwards, there are still plenty of them. Michael Olise can be in there because he had an incredible season. He was the best player in the Bundesliga. Lamine Yamal too. »
But it is on his shadow teammates that the Parisian insists the most, with a particular mention for the Ecuadorian defender William Pacho. “Fabian Ruiz, Pacho… We forget that one, Pacho. I hope we won’t forget him this year, because he deserves,” he pressed.
