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It’s not easy being a Tottenham fan with a football podcast.
Poor @SebOnFootball…
@Rory_Talks_Ball’s Arsenal take the 3 points, as do @TobyEvenden’s proper Chels.
Podcast out today!
So… can Arsenal produce a Ballon d’Or winner?
YES… but only with a perfect storm.
• Rice is the closest
• Saka needs a historic season
• Gabriel needs a Marvel multiverse
• Dowman is the lottery ticket
LUCAS BERGVALL
Why did you make us do this @SebOnFootball…
For Bergvall to win a Ballon d’Or:
• Spurs win the Prem
• Spurs win a Champions League
• The world doesn’t immediately implode
• Sweden win a tournament
• Bergvall turns into Modric
Waste of everyone’s time that.
Steve’s path:
• Chelsea’s best attacker before 21
• Champions League as the main character
• Brazil star-boy tournament
If Chelsea become THOSE guys again, this man needs to be THAT guy.
ESTEVAO // “STEVE”
Chelsea literally put a Ballon d’Or clause in his contract.
Palmeiras get more money if he wins it before 2033.
That’s not hype.
That’s forecasting.
He’s already made Champions League noise at 18.
Palmer’s path:
• Chelsea regain CL end-game levels
• 35+ G/A season
• PL consistency
• England moment on a big stage
Without trophies: top 30 merchant.
With trophies: serious conversation.
COLE PALMER
The chaos merchant with Ballon D’or pedigree…
Bookies: 20/1–33/1.
8th place finish in 2025.
Elite talent.
Elite numbers.
Zero proper trophies*.
Chelsea need to be those guys again.
*sorry @TobyEvenden
What pieces need to fall in place?
• First-team minutes insanely early
• 25+ G/A seasons from midfield
• Champions League takeover nights
• England breakout tournament
Is it insane?
Yes.
Is that how football works now?
Also yes.
MAX DOWMAN
The wildcard with the one thing everyone else lacks:
a ceiling we just can’t see yet.
No odds.
No real senior CV.
Just danger.
This is the exact profile that explodes into a Ballon D’or a argument out of nowhere.
Gabriel’s “fever dream” scenario:
• Arsenal break defensive records
• Arsenal win both Prem and Champions League
• Brazil win Copa América/World Cup
• Gabriel becomes “best defender alive” for twelve straight months
If that happens? @SebOnFootball probably quits football.
GABRIEL
The Cannavaro fantasy pick.
Centre-backs don’t win this thing.
Van Dijk delivered a top 3 defensive season of all time and still lost.
So Gabriel winning it means football has officially entered a new dimension.
Rice’s path is even clearer:
• England must win something big
• Rice crucial to the win
• Arsenal win a Premier League or Champions League in the same Ballon window
A midfielder only wins the Ballon when he becomes folklore.
Rice is already halfway there.
DECLAN RICE
The one the statisticians, bookmakers and eye testers all rate.
• Shorter odds than Saka.
• 8/1 – 12/1 in most markets.
• Elite CL performances.
• Midfield authority.
• Narrative machine.
He’s the closest thing Arsenal have to a realistic Ballon shout.
Bukayo Saka’s Requirements:
• 30+ G/A in all comps
• Arsenal win Prem or Champions League
• England win the World Cup with Saka as one of the faces of the tournament
The Starboy who needs a supernova season.
Bukayo Saka
Last 3 PL seasons:
18 G/A
25 G/A
25 G/A
Plus England numbers climbing every window.
Bookies: 25/1–33/1 to win in 2026.
The door is open. Not wide. But open.
Receipts first.
2024 Ballon d’Or: FOUR Arsenal players in the top 30.
2025: Gyökeres 15th, Rice 27th.
Arsenal aren’t “outsiders” anymore.
They’re on the guest list.
Now the question is: who’s in line to step on stage?
Let’s break this down.
BALLON D’OR WINNERS
Saka
Rice
Gabriel
Dowman
Palmer
Estevao
Lucas Bergvall*
What has to happen for any of these players to get a seat at the top table?