Lamine Yamal will still have to wait to lift her first Golden Ball. The Spaniard finished second in the standings just after the big winner Ousmane Dembélé. A logical decision but which did not convince the father of the young Catalan, Mounir Nasraoui.
“I would not say that it is a flight but a moral damage to a human being. Because I think Lamine Yamal is the best player in the world. By far … and very far. Not because he is my son but because he is the best player in the world, he has no rival. It's Lamine Yamal. Something very strange happened here. Next year, he will be the Spanish Ballon d'Or »he said after the ceremony.
After these polemical statements, the president of FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, wanted to put into perspective. “The father of Lamine is very passionate and we must take into account that his son is 18 years old, that all this happened to them very early and that it exceeds them a little”he said on Rac1.
Lamine Yamal, Ballon d'Or next year according to Laporta
During the exchange, the Barcelona president reassured about the spirit of Lamine Yamal. While the player's father evokes a
“Moral prejudice”, Joan Laporta indicates that the Spaniard manages the situation well: “He would have liked to win, just like Raphinha or Pedri, who is the best in the world in his post. The problem is that Lamine creates this expectation … but he supports all that thanks to the maturity he shows at his age. »»
“For Lamine Yamal, finishing second at 18 is extraordinary. He deserves it and I think it also deserves the Ballon d'Or. He will win it next year “he added. As a reminder, the Golden Ball 2026 will be strongly determined by World Cup performance. Lamine Yamal will therefore have to shine during the competition if he wants to raise this prestigious trophy.
