Vitinha Ballon d'Or, it's confirmed

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By: Manu Tournoux

The debate on the future Ballon d'Or could be more open than expected. Vitinha, the PSG midfielder, being more and more acclaimed.

Ousmane Dembélé or Lamine Yamal? Everyone has their opinion on the issue. The identity of the next Ballon d'Or seeming to this duel of cracks between the Parisian and the Barcelona. Some would see Kylian Mbappé, Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha or Mohamed Salah to invite the negotiation table. But the circle at this hour appears much more limited. Unless…

The chief's surprise could reside in the emergence of a candidate who to tell the truth is unanimous. A certain Vitinha who does not think, however, to have the vocation of a happy elected official. “” I do not think … I leave this debate to everyonehe was still blowing on Sunday in Pasadena after an XXL performance during the shock of the World Cup of clubs between PSG and Atlético de Madrid. The most important thing is the collective, and only after comes the individual … »»

Sages words that honors the Portuguese midfielder. A player capable of regulating and orienting the Parisian game with an unrivaled mastery. All while managing to make himself decisive in the key moments of a part. An undeniable talent that works wonders in club as in selection naturally.

Vitinha “deserves to be Ballon d'Or”

At the end of the Lusitanian victory against Spain in the final of the League of Nations, eight days ago, the boss of the Selecçao, Roberto Martinez, did not hide his admiration. “”
He is an essential player in the successes of PSG this year. I think that, by its style and its effectiveness, it deserves to be a golden ball. What Vitinha realizes this season, for me, without a doubt, justifies it “, Dixit the Iberian technician.

Like his teammate and compatriot Joao Neves, Vitinha won each of the competitions in which he took part this season: Ligue 1, the French Cup, the Champions League and the League of Nations, not to mention the Champions Trophy. A raid that could still be completed by successes at the Club World Cup, in UEFA Super Cup and in intercontinental cup. So many good reasons to vote Vitinha at the Ballon d'Or 2025, according to the Portuguese press which sees in the interested party the very designated successor of a Cristiano Ronaldo who won his last golden sphere in 2017.