The famous Goal portal has published a list of main candidates for the 'Golden Ball'. According to it, PSG forward Ousmane Dembele is considered the main candidate to win the award.
In this list, Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal and Rafinha are noted in second and third places.
Overall, the twenty-player list looks as follows:
1. Ousmane Dembele (PSG);
2. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona);
3. Rafinha Dias (Barcelona);
4. Pedri (Barcelona);
5. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool);
6. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona);
7. Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG);
8. Harry Kane (Bayern);
9. Kylian Mbappe (Real);
10. Nuno Mendes (PSG);
11. Declan Rice (Arsenal);
12. Jude Bellingham (Real);
13. Vinicius Junior (Real);
14. Vitinha (PSG);
15. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (PSG);
16. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting);
17. Lautaro Martinez (Inter);
18. Desire Due (PSG);
19. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal);
20. Denzel Dumfries (Inter)
