Ousmane Dembele has been installed as the new favourite at the bookmakers to win the coveted Ballon d’Or prize for the best player in the world.
Dembele, 28, has had a stellar 2025 and capped it by helping PSG win the Champions League for the first time at the weekend.
Ousmane Dembélé for PSG this season:
🏟 49 games
⚽️ 33 goals
🪄 15 assists
🌟 Champions League Player of the Season
🌟 Ligue 1 Player of the Season
🌟 Ligue 1 Golden Boot
🏆 Champions League
🏆 Ligue 1
🏆 Coupe de France
🏆 Trophée des Champions
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Dembele did not score in the final but has been in deadly form since the turn of the year, scoring 22 goals including in the semi-final win at the Emirates.
The former Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund man has played wide for most of his career but has flourished in a more central role under Luis Enrique.
Now William Hill have cut his price for the annual award to 1/2, displacing former favourite and Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal.
PSG won the treble this season and the manner of their 5-0 thrashing of Inter Milan final will help Dembele’s cause.
PSG are also in action in the upcoming Club World Cup – starting their campaign against Atletico Madrid on 15 June.
Selected Ballon d’Or odds
Ousmane Dembele (PSG) – 1/2
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) – 11/4
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – 9/1
Raphinha (Barcelona) – 10/1
Khivcha Kvaratskhelia (PSG) – 16/1
