Again, the Argentinian attacker, Leo Messi, is seen like the big favourite to be the winner of the 65º edition of the Balloon of Gold. However, the now forward of the PSG has given an interview to L'Équipe with reason of the nominations to the referred award, and has desvelado that "before it looked for more the player of the year and now looks for to the that accumulates more titles".
The also captain of the square albiceleste, that in case to impose again in the coming votes would reach his seventh award of this type, has desvelado for those who will be his votes in the referred competition: "Obviously, there are two players of my team by which go to vote: Neymar and Mbappé".
However, the now ex forward of the Barcelona, has puntualizado that in this edition have posited a lot of candidates to the title because "there are players that to individual level have done a big season, as Robert Lewandowski. Benzema Also has done a big year", admitted the attacker of the PSG.
The Priority
To trial of the that was crack of the Barcelona between 2004 and 2021, stage in which it won six Balloons of Gold. "What have done to collective level explains a lot to win the Balloon of Gold. Account if you have won titles like the Champions League, the Eurocopa, the Glass America", recognised Messi in the referred interview.
"The Flea" knows very well that the Balloon of Gold has experienced an evolution along the years: "Before it looked for more the player of the year and now looks for the one who accumulates more titles. Achieve important things has a lot of weight in this prize".
Other candidates
Messi, the one who already has fulfilled 34 years of age, is not the most veteran candidate from among all those that aspire to win this edition of the trophy delivered by the magazine France Football. By in front it has to Chiellini (37 years), the always present Cristiano Ronaldo (36) and Luka Modric (36). To the equal that he, with 34 years, are Leonardo Bonucci and his fellow Luis Suárez of the Athletic of Madrid.