Rodri, a defender for Manchester City, believes that Lionel Messi will win the Ballon d’Or this year, even though Erling Haaland scored goals for his team.

Hasland scored 52 goals in his first season with City, which helped them win a remarkable treble.

He broke a lot of records when he came from Borussia Dortmund. By the end of the season, he had won the Premier League, the FA Cup, and the City Cup. He scored the goal that beat Inter Milan in Istanbul and won City’s first Champions League game.

This defender from Atletico Madrid had a great season and should be in the top ten, but he doesn’t think Haaland will win the award.

Rodri asked, “Who do you think will win the Ballon d’Or?” Is this going to be… My guess is that Lionel Messi will win.In Spain, SPORT has already said that Messi will win for the eighth time. This comes after he finally won the World Cup with Argentina.

Rodri (Manchester City) on Barça Worldwide on X: “Of Messi, I only speak with admiration that I feel for him as a figure of world football.”  

Messi played in Europe before he went to Inter Miami this summer. He is now likely to win the award and be the first player from outside of Europe to do so. He scored seven goals and won the Golden Ball at the World Cup, making the 36-year-old the clear favorite.

Rodri thinks Lionel Messi will beat Erling Haaland to win the Ballon d’Or – Football

The Norwegian teacher for Haaland doesn’t think he will win, even though he had a great year.

He told the Norwegian news site VG in September, “If you ask me who I think will win, I’ll say Messi because he won the World Cup.” It’s still important.

Even though he already has seven, Messi doesn’t care too much about the outcome.

When asked about the award, he said, “If it comes, that’s great; if it doesn’t, nothing happens.” I was fortunate to reach all of my work goals. I now have new ones with this club.