Ballon d’Or – Mbappé pulls no punches on Dembélé and Hakimi

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·7 septembre 2025

Ballon d’Or – Mbappé pulls no punches on Dembélé and Hakimi

Kylian Mbappé (26 years old), forward for Real Madrid, took advantage of his appearance on Téléfoot to express strong support for Ousmane Dembélé (28 years old), a candidate for the Ballon d’Or after his great season with Paris Saint-Germain. The former Parisian captain emphasized the merit of his former teammate, while also wishing a good ranking for his friend Achraf Hakimi (26 years old).

“He deserves it. I hope he wins it. I have supported him from the beginning, it was natural for me. There are votes, but if it were up to me, I would have brought it home for him. I also hope that Achraf (Hakimi) will be well ranked, he had a historic season. Lamine Yamal? He’s a very good player but he’s from Barcelona, I can’t say anything.”

Mbappé has clearly understood that he won't get anything this season and rather than avoiding the debates, he can only be happy that his two friends Hakimi and Dembélé are in the race for the trophy. This individual distinction is on everyone’s lips, in almost every interview. Whether we like it or not, it’s there. Dembélé certainly deserves to win, just like Hakimi or other Parisians after an exceptional season.

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The support of the captain of the French team for his friend Dembélé is not surprising and it deserves to exist because in the microcosm of the Ballon d’Or, often the winners have been those who had a great campaign... in communication.

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