Ousmane Dembélé is riding the best season of his career and it shows. 33 goals, 15 assists in 49 games. Ligue 1 Golden Boot. Champions League Player of the Season. A quadruple winner with PSG. I can see he is leading the Ballon d'Or polls and odds, even overtaking Yamal.
Yamal? wowh, afaik he has done 17 to 22 La Liga goal involvements, outstanding dribbling, international playing experience. However lacks the award and high voltage match dominance Dembélé's shown.
So battling come out as Youth vs Redemption. Class vs results. Do you wanna know my pick? Dembélé for impact & Yamal for the future, this is Ballon d'Or redux.
Yamal might have been great this season, but with his team, they didn't get any major title like Dembele did with PSG. Plus that PSG and Dembele still play in the Club World Cup, and they are among the favorites to conquer this as well. For me, Dembele proves that he can be serious and not some spoiled child, and he fully deserves the Ballon d'Or trophy. Yamal has more than a lot time to get it and not just for one time only.