Mohamed Salah is told that he is one, only two players who are able to win the Ballon d'Or this season.
The Egyptian attacker is in the middle of a sensational season with Liverpool. The 32-year-old scored 26 goals and achieved 18 assists this period, whereby the Reds are challenging for the Premier League and Champions League under Arne Slot.
The MerseSiders are also in the Carabao Cup final, which means that they get the chance to lift three individual pieces of silverware, the end of the season. And it has been suggested that Salah will immediately lead the way for the Ballon d'On that should happen.
Jamie Carragher, Thierry Henry and Micah Richards were given the task of giving early predictions. And not surprising, the Liverpool icon was little doubt when he selected Salah.
And although Henry and Richards fully agreed, they proposed a potential reservation. The Frenchman added: “I'm with Jamie, yes. If he continues like that, yes. If he continues like this. '
The ex-Man Stadsster answered: “He [Salah] Is my mate but maybe Vinicius … yes, probably also Salah, “Henry suggests:” It depends on what they win, so it's a difficult one. “
Richards then agreed that it would be between Salah or Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr. The Brazilian will certainly secure the prize this season for the first time.
He was also one of the favorites of the last term to be closely beaten by Rodri van Manchester City – a decision that led to Real Madrid who boycotted the Blitish ceremony. And since then there has been constant controversy.
City fans tried to poke the attacker during the Champions League Playoff collision on Tuesday evening. They unfolded a banner with Rodri and claimed that the balloon d'Or reads with the caption: “Stop crying”.
But it was the Spanish giants who got the last smile when they came from behind to win the victory prior to the second stage of next week in the Bernabeu. And Vinicius – Man of the Match during the game – has since claimed that the banner further motivated him to hand in a striking performance.
He said: “I saw the banner, but when oppositions do things, it always gives me more power to play a great game and here I did that. City know our history and everything we have done in this competition.”
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