Former Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski don tok say im go like make Lamine Yamal win di 2026 Ballon d'Or, but im no write off Harry Kane and Michael Olise from di race.
Lewandowski, wey now dey play for Chicago Fire for MLS, talk am for interview with The Athletic ahead of Monday’s ceremony. Di Polish striker say im wish Yamal win di award, and im praise di young forward for wetin im dey do with im age.
“Of course, I wish Lamine Yamal wins the Ballon d’Or,” na wetin im talk, before im add say Yamal na “incredible, especially for his age.”
Im explain say im don dey watch Yamal since di boy make im Barcelona debut at just 15, and dat na why im dey root for am.
But di support for Yamal no blind am. Lewandowski still name Bayern Munich pair Kane and Olise as serious contenders for di award, and one report from Legit.ng put di debate as choice between Kane, Yamal and Kylian Mbappé.
Im believe say di race don open well well compared to before. “We come from an era where two or three players were the clear favorites to win the Ballon d’Or. Now I see that it’s a bit more open. Perhaps you can assess 10 players and find that they all have a case for winning this Ballon d’Or,” im talk.
For close to two decades, di award be like contest between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Di two of dem collect 13 awards between 2008 and 2023, with only Luka Modric for 2018 and Karim Benzema for 2022 able break di run.
Lewandowski himself no dey contention again. Im leave Barcelona go MLS, where im dey play for Chicago Fire, and di interview with The Athletic also cover how im dey adjust to di league and wetin im plan for life after football.
Goal.com report say im also voice im surprise at Bayern Munich during di interview.
