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Messi Congratulates Dembele Saying He Deserves Ballon d’Or Win Ahead of Yamal
Argentina skipper Lionel Messi has shared his delight after Ousmane Dembele was crowned the 2025 Ballon d’Or winner, finishing ahead of Barcelona’s young star Lamine Yamal.
Messi, who played alongside Dembele during their Barcelona days, congratulated the French forward and praised his achievement. The Inter Miami playmaker commented on Dembele’s Instagram post from the ceremony in Paris, writing, “Great Ous! Congratulations, I’m very happy for you. You deserve it.”
Dembele lifted the prestigious award on Monday night at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, beating Yamal, who came second, and Vitinha, who placed third.
After receiving the honor, Dembele described the win as a dream come true, expressing his joy, pride, and gratitude to everyone who has stood by him throughout his career.
Chelsea player Enzo Fernández is in discussions to join Manchester City. This information was revealed by Fabrizio Romano, who shared that the two clubs are discussing a potential deal.
He wrote: “Enzo Fernández has a verbal agreement with Manchester City on personal terms.
“Deal depends on club-to-club decision, as #MCFC have not sent an official bid yet, but contacts will take place soon; decision on price is up to Chelsea.
“Enzo could be out again this weekend.”
Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca mentions his captains for the team. He mentions Rúben Dias and Erling Haaland.
He shared “We have experienced players. For sure, we have leaders. Now we need to wait four or five more days until the transfer window closes to see if we can add one or two more captains to Ruben [Dias] and Erling , who at the moment are the two captains.”
Maresca confirmed the pair as part of his leadership group ahead of the 2026/27 season, with two more captains expected to be selected after the transfer window closes.
Chelsea manager speaks on the team and shares thoughts on considering a change in goalkeepers, giving another goalkeeper, Mike Penders, a chance.
“Penders is part of the squad, so he has an opportunity. We will decide and then I am giving the team tomorrow to the players, so I prefer to respect that they know first.”
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