Unexpected friction between Dembélé and Mbappé for the Ballon d’Or: “I have never said a word”

The next The winner of the 2026 Ballon d’Or will be announced on October 26. Normally in World Cup years, it is usually this tournament that decides the winner, but it happens that in the Spanish team, the winner, it was the team that stood out the most, not a proper name as such. Some individual performances that did stand out Leo Messi or Mbappé. However, Lamine Yamal, another of the favorites, has in his favor having emerged champion and the title of LaLiga, an issue that gives many votes.

Ousmane Dembelecurrent winner, did not have a great World Cup, but won the Champions League again with PSG. Be that as it may, the new thing is that both Mbappé and Lamine are doing self-campaigning. Within this context, the Real Madrid forward gave an interview to ‘L’Equipe’ in which he left some statements that received a response from Dembélé, his friend. A response that suggests some friction between them and that according to the French media they have not been very amusing to ‘kiki’s’ surroundings either.

“I have always been the guy they looked at. Dembélé? He was always seen as a talented player. I, on the other hand, was always seen as the ‘chosen one’,” admitted the Madrid player. After the Brest game, this is what the ‘mosquito’ said. “As I said, I have never been ‘the chosen one’, but I have worked a lot. And last year I was rewarded,” he highlighted. “This year we will see, I am calm. I have always been one of those who was at the back of the class working hard, my entire career like that, I have never said a word. The only thing I have done is work hard,” he stated.