"My choice is clear.." - Kylian Mbappe has named his pick for 2025 Ballon d'Or ahead of PSG vs Real Madrid and Cristiano Ronaldo agrees

Kylian Mbappe and Cristiano Ronaldo are successful statement connected who should triumph this year's Ballon d'Or, with some wide successful their selection.

The coveted idiosyncratic prize volition beryllium handed retired successful September, with nominees expected to beryllium announced adjacent month.

The award, presently held by Manchester City midfielder Rodri, volition beryllium based connected the play betwixt 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025, with a fig of stars successful contention for the gong.

Mbappe's highest presumption successful the Ballon d'Or rankings was 4th successful 2018 aft helium won the World Cup, portion helium volition beryllium hoping to amended connected his sixth placed decorativeness past term.

A triumph successful the ongoing, revamped Club World Cup tourney with Real Madrid could assistance his chances, with Los Blancos taking connected Champions League winners and Mbappe's erstwhile broadside Paris Saint-Germain successful a star-studded semi-final connected Wednesday.

The victor volition play Chelsea or Fluminense, who quadrate disconnected successful the different semi-final astatine the MetLife Stadium connected Tuesday evening.

Kylian Mbappe has made his feelings wide connected 2025 Ballon d'Or

But irrespective of the outcome, Mbappe has already decided that his compatriot Ousmane Dembele should pip Barcelona and Spain sensation Lamine Yamal to the grant aft scoring 34 goals arsenic PSG won the treble nether Luis Enrique.

Kylian Mbappe has tipped Ousmane Dembele to triumph the Ballon d'Or. Image: Getty

Speaking past month, Mbappe said: “Would I ballot for Dembele [to triumph the 2025 Ballon d’Or]? Yes. I don’t deliberation it needs overmuch explaining. “People are talking astir Lamine Yamal and Dembélé, but my prime is clear: I ballot for Dembélé.”

Yamal and Dembele came up against 1 different successful the Nations League semi-finals, with Spain beating France 5-4 earlier losing to Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal connected penalties successful the last astatine the Allianz Arena.

Ronaldo, meanwhile, is successful statement with Mbappe's prime as helium stated that "those who basal retired and triumph the Champions League should win", naming Dembele and his compatriot Vitinha.

"The idiosyncratic awards person mislaid immoderate consensus; I can’t accidental thing astir who should win," the five-time Ballon d'Or victor said in a property conference.

"In my opinion, those who basal retired and triumph the Champions League should win. But determination is nary consensus. I don’t judge overmuch successful idiosyncratic awards due to the fact that I cognize what goes connected down the scenes. Lamine could win, similar Dembele oregon Vitinha, different emerging players… But idiosyncratic awards are irrelevant."

What are the latest Ballon d'Or odds?

Dembele is the favourite to triumph the Ballon d'Or, with likelihood of 2/7 with Bet365. Yamal follows down with likelihood of 3/1, conscionable up of Vitinha astatine 8/1.

Mbappe is the 4th favourite with the bookmaker, with Bet365 having his chances of winning astatine a 16/1.

The apical 10 is dominated by PSG stars, including Achraf Hakimi, Nuno Mendes, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Gianluigi Donnarumma

Ballon d'Or apical 10 according to the bookies

Ousmane Dembele - 2/7

Lamine Yamal - 3/1

Vitinha - 8/1

Kylian Mbappe - 16/1

Mo Salah 20/1

Achraf Hakimi - 25/1

Nuno Mendes - 25/1

Raphinha - 33/1

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia - 40/1

Gianluigi Donnarumma - 50/1