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ESPN Makes Case For Ousmane Dembele As World\'s Best Player

Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2025 2:42 am
by RealGM Wiretap

Ousmane Dembele has become the world\'s best player, according to ESPN\'s Ryan O\'Hanlon in a detailed article outlining his progression from Rennes to Borussia Dortmund to Barcelona and now to Paris Saint-Germain. Since the turn of the year when Luis Enrique turned him into a center forward, Dembele has 18 non-penalty goals in Ligue 1 and the Champions League while no other player in Europe has more than 11.

Dembele made his mark as a teenager with his passing and dribbling, but he never quite reached the elite levels of Lionel Messi and Neymar with his scoring.

Dembele is in the top-10 for dribbling past players, the top-10 for completing passes into the box, and the top-10 for finding space in the box. Dembele also has a high work rate defensively with PSG\'s press. 

Via Ryan O\\\'Hanlon/ESPN