Credited with a new full season in the ranks of PSG, future finalist of the Champions League against Arsenal – on May 30 in Budapest – Ousmane Dembélé naturally claims to achieve the pass of two in the race for the Ballon d’Or. “ The luck you have is that in this great PSG team, you still have the opportunity to win a second », note on RMC Jean-Pierre Papin addressed to the person concerned.
Himself Ballon d’Or 1991, “JPP” thus struck a chord. “ When you win once, you want to win several times but I already put the collective first of coursesays Ousmane Dembélé. The most important thing is to be able to win the Champions League. And I also have a goal that has been in my head for a very long time with the France team: to have a very big World Cup. And then we’ll see. »
“Lead by example” as leitmotif
The 2026 World Cup across the Atlantic could indeed allow the former Barcelona player to shine even more with the Blues. And if that were the case, his candidacy for the 2026 Ballon d’Or this fall could not become more obvious. “ I try, on each ball and each match to give the best of myself, to try to improve on all the balls I have, to set an example “, humbly breathes the man who so far this season has compiled 19 goals and 11 assists in all competitions.
“ Over the last two years, it has worked for mehe concludes.
The coach spoke to me and told me that I had an important role for the team: to set an example, whether to the oldest or the youngest. And I want to continue to perform well in small or big matches. I’m hungry to score goals, make assists and win trophies. »
