“If I have the opportunity to win it, I think I deserve it too. After the historical season I made – there are not many players who scored in quarters, half and in the final – while it is more difficult as a defender. People think I am an attacker or no midfielder, but no, I play in a four line and I must think about defending. The statistics I had this year are not those of a normal defender. I think that when a defender does that, he deserves more than an attacker ”. In an interview with Canal+ On Saturday, Achraf Hakimi was very clear about his desire to win the Ballon d'Or.
Words which, obviously, did not rail internally at PSG. The team said Sunday that the capital's club had tried to censor this passage from the interview. And for good reason, on the side of the capital's club, we campaign mainly for Ousmane Dembélé. What to create internal tensions? We may not be there yet, but as the media indicated, the words of the Moroccan made people speak in the locker room and the relatives of Dembouz were surprised.
PSG denies tensions
In its edition of the day, The Parisian Make new revelations and indicates that indeed, the comments of the player trained in Real Madrid did not like, especially because the club does not appreciate that the players put themselves forward. The leaders thus informed the latter that they must above all rent the team above all when they speak. However, internal sources at PSG consulted by the newspaper explain that there is not necessarily a division in the locker room, and this while PSG actually launched a campaign aimed at putting Dembélé forward, he who is opposed to Lamine Yamal in this frantic race.
For PSG, there is therefore not necessarily matter to worry about possible ego problems in the Paris group, which simply do not exist. Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, who visited the players on Thursday, had wanted to congratulate everyone: “The collective is above everything. I ask you to stay in solidarity. You all deserve the Ballon d'Or ». As if he had anticipated the words of the Moroccan side. Anyway, there is no doubt that this story will continue to be talked about until the Ballon d'Or ceremony on September 22.
