Lamine Yamal’s father has slammed the choice handy the Ballon d’Or to Ousmane Dembele slightly than his son, claiming “one thing very unusual has occurred right here”.
Paris Saint-Germain ahead Dembele was final evening awarded the trophy after a beautiful 12 months through which he helped his membership win the home double and their maiden Champions League trophy.
The 28-year-old scored 37 objectives and added 15 assists in 60 appearances in all competitions, spearheading the Parisians’ outstanding marketing campaign which additionally included a run to the Membership World Cup closing.
Barcelona winger Yamal got here second forward of PSG midfielder Vitinha with Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah in fourth.
Yamal’s father claims his boy is the very best participant on the earth
Dembele appeared a value winner however Yamal’s father, Mounir Nasraoui was unimpressed.
He informed El Chiringuito: “I feel it’s the most important… I’m not going to say theft however ethical harm to a human being.
“I feel Lamine Yamal is the very best participant on the earth by far. Not as a result of he’s my son however as a result of he’s the very best participant on the earth, I feel there aren’t any rivals.
“Lamine is Lamine Yamal. We now have to say that one thing very unusual has occurred right here.
“Subsequent 12 months the Ballon d’Or shall be Spanish.”
Yamal retains Kopa Trophy
Yamal had earlier been named because the winner of the Kopa Trophy, recognising the very best participant on the earth underneath the age of 21, for the second 12 months on the trot.
The 18-year-old was phenomenal in serving to Barca safe the double and attain the semi-finals of the Champions League, the place they narrowly misplaced to Inter in additional time of a outstanding last-four tie.
Certainly, Yamal scored 18 objectives in all competitions and offered 21 assists as he took his recreation to a different degree following his breakthrough marketing campaign of 2023-24.
