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'Starting to be scared of him!' - Ousmane Dembele told he can win Ballon d'Or as ex-Arsenal midfielder claims in-form PSG forward is one of the world's best players

<p>Ex-Arsenal midfielder and Ousmane Dembele's France team-mate Matteo Guendouzi sung the praises of the Paris Saint-Germain forward's displays this season by saying that he was "starting to be scared of him" and going on to back the former Barcelona winger to win the highly prestigious Ballon d'Or award at the end of this year.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p><a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/ballon-dor-2025-power-rankings/bltd009fae5576d751f" target="_blank">Dembele has been in sensational form this season</a>. He has already scored 30 goals in 37 games in all competitions — just 10 fewer than the total he managed in six years at Barcelona. A whopping 22 of those 30 goals have come in 2025 alone, and in just 17 appearances. He's also the top scorer in Ligue 1 with 21 goals and five assists.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Speaking to the press earlier this week, Guendouzi backed Dembele to win the Ballon d'Or (h/t <a href="https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2025/ousmane-dembele-a-credible-candidate-to-win-ballon-dor-matteo-guendouzi/" target="_blank">Get Football News France</a>): "What he is doing makes him a credible candidate for the Ballon d’Or. He has always had the potential to do that. He is one of the best players in the world, even without the goals, top three at the moment, but he’s adding statistics. He is just confirming what we have thought for a long time. There are plenty of players that are starting to be scared of him.”&nbsp;</p>

WHAT MATTEO GUENDOUZI SAID

<p>After starting for France in the first-leg of the Nations League against Croatia, Dembele will be hoping to find his goal scoring boots for Les Bleus in the return leg on Sunday, March 23.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR OUSMANE DEMBELE?

'Starting to be scared of him!' - Ousmane Dembele told he can win Ballon d'Or as ex-Arsenal midfielder claims in-form PSG forward is one of the world's best players | Goal.com

Ex-Arsenal midfielder and Ousmane Dembele&apos;s France team-mate Matteo Guendouzi is confident of the PSG forward&apos;s chances of lifting the Ballon d&apos;Or.

&apos;Starting to be scared of him!&apos; - Ousmane Dembele told he can win Ballon d&apos;Or as ex-Arsenal midfielder claims in-form PSG forward is one of the world&apos;s best players