Barcelona's Spanish forward #10 Lamine Yamal runs with the ball during the UEFA Champions League league phase day 2 football match between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in Barcelona, on October 1, 2025. (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP)
Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal has responded to Ousmane Dembélé leaving him out of his top three picks for the Ballon d’Or, jokingly suggesting that the Paris Saint-Germain forward may have been influenced by his friendship with Kylian Mbappé.
In a post by football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano on X on Wednesday, Yamal was quoted as saying,“He’s Kylian Mbappé’s friend, right?” Yamal said with a smile.
The Spanish winger, however, made it clear that he holds no grudge against Dembélé and understands why the Frenchman chose other players.
“I’m very happy with the season I had. I think every time we faced each other, I probably did something that made them dislike me! And that’s normal,” Yamal said.
