Ballon d’Or holder Ousmane Dembele has paid tribute to Lionel Messi, calling the 39-year-old “perfect” and an inspiration.
✨🇦🇷🇫🇷 Ousmane Dembélé: “I spent some years at Barça and I saw some exceptional top players… one was PERFECT, Messi”.
“I wanted to become a complete players too: goals, assists, help the team, passes…”.
“I am the player I wanted to become”. pic.twitter.com/ugHZU6y2dr
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 1, 2026