Agree... Vitinha has the potential to win the Ballon d'Or. In addition to winning the Champions League, Ligue 1 and the French Cup, Vitinha has also won the Nations League. He has won one more title than Dembele. However, in the case of the Ballon d'Or, it will be considered how Vitinha performed in important matches. Vitinha could not score a goal or assist in the semi-finals or final of the Nations League. He could not perform that well.
Although Vitinha could not play well in the semi-finals of the Champions League, his overall performance in the final match was good. We did not see a better performance from Vitinha in the final of the French Cup either. And for these reasons, I want to put Dembele ahead in the case of winning the Ballon d'Or. If Vitinha could have played well in the Nations League, then maybe Vitinha would have won the Ballon d'Or.
You're right now things with the Ballon d'Or are difficult to say what the criteria are for choosing a player because I personally didn't see any kind of good condition in Rodrigo , the current Ballon d'Or winner for me it was wasted and thanks to that choice things have been seen in a different way, they have taken away all interest in this competition for many that's something that not only I know, but many think that way and it's logical without belittling but for me it's a log.