The Brazilian forward Neymar chose his compatriot Vinicius Jr. as the favorite to take the Ballon d’Or 2024which is awarded to the best player of the season.
At an event, the 32-year-old footballer was asked about who his candidate is to win the award and “Ney” didn’t even doubt it.
“For me there is no one better”exclaimed the current player of the Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabiareferring to the young striker of the real Madrid. And he added: “He is a great friend who gave me football.”
In turn, the star who is returning from a serious knee injury explained the reasons why he considers that “Vini” is the one who deserves to keep the trophy.
“He had a great season, he played many games and I will be supporting him because he will surely win the Ballon d’Or. I hope he returns to Brazil soon with the trophy, he is a person who deserves it because he is a fighter, he suffered a lot throughout his life and was able to exceed all expectations. He surpassed all the criticisms that were made about him”he sentenced.
Vinicius He scored 24 goals and 11 assists last season and became champion of the UEFA Champions League with the real Madridwhere he emerged as the best player in the competition.
In addition, Neymar He had declared some time ago that among his suitors were four footballers from the Spanish white team.
“Vini Júnior, first; Rodrygo and Jude Bellingham are tied, and obviously (Kylian) Mbappé enters the fight between those three”he asserted.
Finally, the gala of Ballon d’Or will take place on October 28 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Pariswhere the Argentine Lautaro Martínez is part of the list of 30 nominees to win the award.
Source: Ambito
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