Messi congratulates Dembele

After Ousmane Dembele was named the winner of the 2025 Ballon d'Or, Lionel Messi quickly sent his congratulations to his former Barcelona teammate.

Messi affirmed that Dembele deserves the 2025 Ballon d'Or award.

Below Dembele's post on his personal page about the moment he won the Golden Ball, the Argentine superstar left a short but emotional message: "Well done, Ousmane! Congratulations, I'm so happy for you. You deserve this title."

Messi's message recalls the close relationship between him and Dembele during his time at Barcelona. At that time, Dembele was still a young player with great potential but not yet established. Leo was always considered the person who guided and supported Dembele in the early stages of his career at Camp Nou.

After years of hard work, Dembele overcame the trauma of injury and pressure to reach the pinnacle with a historic quadruple with PSG in the 2024/25 season. Messi's wishes are therefore even more meaningful, as an acknowledgement from one of the greatest legends of world football for the French star's journey to success.

In fact, Dembele personally feels grateful to Messi. Speaking when receiving the award, the former Dortmund star admitted: "What I have just experienced is extraordinary. I don't know how to express my feelings right now. I want to thank everyone. At Barcelona, ​​I learned from extraordinary players like Andres Iniesta and Messi."

The 1997-born striker became the second PSG player in history, after Lionel Messi, to win the Golden Ball, and the sixth French player to step onto the podium, after Michel Platini, Raymond Kopa, Zinedine Zindane, Jean-Pierre Papin and Karim Benzema.

Dembele's miracle at the Golden Ball gala Dembele is the first player in history to win the Golden Ball thanks to his performance for PSG.

Source: https://znews.vn/messi-chuc-mung-dembele-post1587574.html