FC Barcelona and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski has named Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi as the favorite to win the next Ballon d’Or.
Lionel Messi has been stellar for Argentina and Paris Saint-Germain in the current 22/23 season. After a rather underwhelming and disappointing 21/22 season with PSG, Messi has looked back at his best in the current season.
He has been sensational at Paris Saint-Germain and has been one of their best players this season. The 35-year-old has scored 12 goals and amassed 14 assists in 19 appearances in all competitions for PSG so far in the 22/23 season.
Lionel Messi was also the best player for the Argentina national soccer team by lifting the 2022 FIFA World Cup title. The Argentina captain scored seven goals for the South American heavyweights in the latest edition of FIFA’s flagship event and also won the Ballon d’Or award for his performance in Qatar 2022.
Lionel Messi in first position to win the next Ballon d’Or, says Robert Lewandowski
By winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup title with Argentina, Lionel Messi finally won the only trophy that had eluded him until then in his trophy-filled career. The 2022 FIFA World Cup title win also makes Messi one of the favorites for the next Ballon d’Or award.
And Robert Lewandowski believes Lionel Messi’s FIFA World Cup victory with Argentina puts him “in the top position” as the favorite to win the next Ballon d’Or.
“Maybe there’s one more player playing for the same club, but there’s only one World Cup that decides who’s going to win it this season and Leo is now in top position for sure because of what he’s achieved, which means everything to him. to the. He now he can enjoy it, ”said Robert Lewandowski.
Reports say that Lionel Messi and PSG have reached an agreement to extend his stay at the French club until the end of the 2023/24 season. However, he continues to be linked to a return to FC Barcelona, although no concrete progress has yet been made.
Robert Lewandowski admits that he would love Messi to return to FC Barcelona and insists that any striker would dream of playing alongside the Argentine.
“It’s not up to me. But compared to other times, he is now the footballer that any striker would dream of playing alongside,” said Robert Lewandowski.
