Bump.
With the lost in Club World Cup, it makes a slight drop on Dembele, but overall, Dembele has huge chance to win compared to other candidates. I think it's already clear Dembele will win, there's no more big thing can be achieved by Jamine Jamal in the next months.
This kid, Jamal, knowing he wouldn't win Ballon d'Or, hence he create a private party for his birthday just to make him happy for a while.

I would say that this is a minor fluctuation and not a drop in Dembele's chances. I don't know what the bookmakers' odds are for this event, but whatever they are, a bet on him is easy money. The only thing that could prevent him from winning is some kind of sex scandal or other criminal case.
The hype about Yamal seems to have died down, even news about his birthday comes with comments like "he's the youngest seventeen-year-old player who turned 18!"
