Golden Ball, it is confirmed

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By: Manu Tournoux

If there is still time before the big evening of delivery of the 2025 Golden Ball, a favorite trio is emerging.

There is a little more than five months before the successor to Rodri, winner of the Ballon d'Or 2024, is designated. An even long period of time during which everything can still happen. Who will be sacred in 2025? The question remains whole but several names now come back regularly and some players even seem to be coming off.

English bookmakers are hard at work to offer their customers the opportunity to bet on their favorite little. Among the first seven of the list concocted across the Channel, no less than three players from Paris Saint-Germain are present. In seventh position, it is the latest KHVICHA KVARETSKHELIA which is listed at 16/1. A hell of a bet for those who see him by a potential winner.

The PSG Georgian is preceded by Lautaro Martinez. The Inter Milan striker has a rating at 10/1. An interesting choice, especially since if the Nerazzurri were to win the Champions League against PSG on May 31, at the same time that they were crowned champion in Serie A, Martinez would fill up with assets in his favor. Provided of course that it continues to shine individually.

Ousmane Dembélé in front of Lamine Yamal

Just in front of him arrives Raphinha. Just out of the C1 with Barça by Inter, the Brazilian has been much less in sight for several weeks. However, it remains listed at 8/1. Same thing for Mohamed Salah that English bookmakers place in fourth position with this rating of 8/1. As for the head trio, it is made up of two PSG players and another Blaugrana. A trio largely in front of the rest of the contenders at the moment.

In third position, Gianluigi Donnarumma. The Italian porter of PSG is skyrocketing after having chained the Champions League performances (5/1), the second place in this ranking is for Lamine Yamal, more dazzling than ever despite the road release in the semi-finals of C1. The Spanish nugget is listed at 3.5/1. As for the number 1 favorite, it is Ousmane Dembélé. And there again, he digs the gap with the rest since his rating is 2/1. But again, this is a photograph at an instant-t and nothing is frozen.