Gerard Pique wants Lamine Yamal to win the 2025 Ballon d’Or over Ousmane Dembele. Barcelona legend Gerard Pique has revealed. He wants 17-year-old forward Lamine Yamal to win this year’s Ballon d’Or over former team-mate Ousmane Dembele. According to Mundo Deportivo on Sunday.
The pair enjoyed impressive seasons, winning every major domestic trophy with their clubs. But Dembele had the upper hand over Yamal after Paris Saint-Germain lifted the Champions League title. With Inter Milan 5-0 in the final in Munich. But Pique is still hopeful that Yamal can take the trophy back to the Catalan capital.สมัคร UFABET
‘I had the chance to share the dressing room with Osman and Lamine Yamal.’ Pique said. ‘They are two amazing people. I love them both very much.’
‘I would rather have Lamine win because he is in Barcelona and he plays in the King’s League. He has a team, so I would like him to win. But I also like Osman a lot and if he wins, I will be happy for him.’
Yamal finished the season with 18 goals and 21 assists for Barcelona. While Dembele scored 33 goals and provided 13 assists for Paris Saint-Germain.
Pique also heaped praise on his former coach, Luis Enrique, who became only the second manager to win a treble with a European club on two different occasions, after Pep Guardiola.