In an interview exclusive to ParisianOusmane Dembélé's mother, Fatimata Dembélé, returned to her son's journey at length until becoming the winner of the Ballon d'Or 2025, during a historic evening for French football Monday evening.
Evoking this consecration, she did not hide her emotion: “Well, there, the Ballon d'Or is really something else (she loses her words). Even in his youth, we talked about Barcelona, his dreams but the Ballon d'Or, we had not gotten there! Imagine his son as the best player in the world, anyway … And yet, I guarantee that it does not surprise me. »» Earlier in the interview, Fatimata Dembélé had indeed revealed that wearing the colors of Barça was a dream for her son, which became reality in 2017, as was his arrival in Paris Saint-Germain two years ago. A trajectory crowned by an exceptional 2024-2025 season, both individually (53 games, 35 goals, 16 assists) and collective, with the first Champions League in PSG history.
