Jules Koundé claims Barcelona teammate ‘deserves’ the Ballon d’Or | OneFootball

Barcelona star Jules Koundé has this week thrown his backing behind teammate Lamine Yamal in the race for the 2025 Ballon d’Or.

Wide-man Lamine is for his part of course considered one of the outright frontrunners to lift the next ‘Golden Ball’.

The gifted attacker, despite his tender years, is fresh off a spectacular individual campaign in 2024/25, which saw him emerge as one of the standout performers in all of world football.

All told, across all competitions, Lamine directly contributed to a hugely impressive 43 goals.

Owing to as much, the 18-year-old sits behind only Ousmane Dembélé in the Ballon d’Or sweepstakes at present.

And as alluded to above, of the opinion that Lamine should indeed be named the best player in the game for 2025 is Jules Koundé.

Speaking to the media after his Barcelona contract renewal was made official on Thursday, defender Koundé assured:

“Lamine Yamal deserves the Ballon d’Or.”

Conor Laird – GSFN