Dean Ashton questions Harry Kane’s Ballon d’Or victory ahead of Lamine Yamal

Former Premier League striker Dean Ashton has claimed that Harry Kane is not “what a Ballon d’Or winner should be” after the 33-year-old England captain beat out Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé to claim the coveted award, according to Football365. ​

Speaking on talkSPORT prior to the announcement, Ashton argued that the recipient should be someone who delivers jaw-dropping moments.

“Harry Kane is a fantastic player and does some wonderful things, but I look at him and think, there’s nothing he does that I think wow, I couldn’t do that or other players couldn’t,” Ashton noted.

“I watch Yamal and I’m honestly wowed by some of the things. Kane doesn’t do anything that has me aghast.”​

Arsenal legend Martin Keown strongly disagreed, stating, “I 100 per cent think he should win it… I can’t see a more worthy winner of it this year.”