Barcelona star Robert Lewandowski has named the main contenders for the Ballon d’Or, amid rumours he might belatedly be awarded the 2020 prize.
Lewandowski was considered because the clear favorite in 2020, just for organisers to cancel the award as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
The Poland celebrity completed because the runner-up the next 12 months to Lionel Messi.
Lewandowski was requested by Sport Bild for his views on one of the best gamers on this planet presently, with the ahead naming Actual Madrid’s Jude Bellingham as one of many main candidates for this 12 months’s prize.
Bellingham has loved a shocking debut season in Madrid, scoring 21 targets and offering 10 assists in all competitions.
Robert Lewandowski has revealed who he believes are the 2 finest gamers on this planet
Lewandowski named Jude Bellingham after his beautiful debut season at Actual Madrid
Kylian Mbappe was additionally named by Lewandowski regardless of the star ending Barcelona’s Champions League marketing campaign
Lewandowski additionally put ahead PSG ahead Kylian Mbappe, who performed a key position in eliminating the Catalans from this season’s Champions League and is anticipated to hitch Actual Madrid this summer season.
‘It’s tough to say as a result of we nonetheless have the European Championship and the final, decisive video games within the Champions League forward of us,’ Lewandowski mentioned.
‘However for the time being Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham are the excellent gamers on this planet for me.’
Lewandowski additionally addressed rumours he might retrospectively be awarded the 2020 Ballon d’Or.
He had scored 55 targets in 47 matches through the 2019-20 season, as Bayern Munich accomplished a shocking Treble.
The German giants gained the Champions League, Bundesliga and DFB Pokal, earlier than successful the UEFA Tremendous Cup and FIFA Membership World Cup within the second half of 2020.
Lewandowski admitted he believed he might have been awarded the Ballon d’Or in both 2020 or 2021, including he could be completely satisfied to obtain the previous ought to or not it’s retrospectively awarded.
‘In fact I might have favored to obtain the Ballon d’Or award sooner or later,’ Lewandowski mentioned.
Lewandowski was the highest scorer within the 2019-20 Champions League as Bayern Munich claimed the trophy
Messi was named because the winner of the 2021 Ballon d’Or with Lewandowski the runner-up
Lewandowski, nevertheless, gained the Finest FIFA Males’s Participant award in each 2020 and 2021
‘It is not that I am mad or unhappy that this trophy continues to be lacking, however my feeling is that it could have been my flip in both 12 months.
‘The one from 2021 belongs to Lionel Messi. I seen that there are rumors a couple of retrospective award for 2020.
‘This 12 months was excellent for me, I used to be at my highest degree, we gained every thing.
‘Let’s put it this fashion: If I have been to obtain the 2020 Ballon d’Or 4 years later, I actually wouldn’t act offended – it could be an ideal honour and I might settle for the award.’
Lewandowski had been named because the winner of the Finest FIFA Males’s Participant award in each 2020 and 2021.
