Who is Ousmane Dembélé really? Karim Benzema has made his choice… for the former Real Madrid striker, it’s simple: he is currently the best player in the world.
Karim Benzema has no doubt: the 2025 Ballon d’Or is no accident. Crowned in 2022, the former Real Madrid No. 9 sees Ousmane Dembélé as a legitimate successor, forged through an extraordinary season with PSG.
Benzema Crowns Dembélé as the World’s Best
Long mocked, often reduced to his injuries and his frustrating spell at Barcelona, Dembélé has changed status. From a ridiculed player, he has become indispensable, respected, dominant. A transformation Benzema does not hesitate to highlight in L’Équipe, even admitting that he would never have bet on such a destiny just a few years ago.
“We’re still talking about a guy who won the Ballon d’Or. And we don’t talk about it enough. What he did at PSG is something never seen before,” insists KB9, before driving the point home: “He’s actually the best player in the world.”
For Benzema, Dembélé’s journey makes his coronation even stronger. Injuries, doubts, criticism—everything seemed to push him away from such heights. And yet, he made it there. For good.
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