“If I have the opportunity to win it, I think I deserve it too”, said Achraf Hakimi when he was invited to express himself about the Ballon d'Or during an interview with Canal+. Present in the list of 30 nominees to the individual coronation, the Moroccan defender did not hide his ambitions which seem legitimate in view of his remarkable season. But this declaration continues to make noise and feed the rumors of tension at PSG.
This SundayThe team revealed that the club of the capital would have even tried to censor this passage which would not have pleased the Parisian management. A desire for censorship denied by Paris Saint-Germain, which indicates that it was not intervened. But PSG has never hidden its preference for the French international.
Indeed since the victory of Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, there is only one watchword: Ousmane Dembélé Ballon d'Or! The proof, a declaration of Nasser Al-Khelaïfi given at the Club World Cup which clearly indicates that the choice of the Parisian president relates to the 2018 world champion. ““ The season of Ousmane Dembélé was magnificent. There is no doubt that if he does not win the Ballon d'Or, there is a problem He said.
PSG militates for the collective
While the list of finalists in the Ballon d'Or contains nine players from Paris Saint-Germain, the fear of an ego war can hover over the Parisian workforce. The release of Achraf Hakimi, although legitimate, raises fears of a duel between the Moroccan and the French international.
In its edition of the day, The Parisian Indicates that within the club we campaign for a collective balance. Last Thursday, the day of the revelation of the list of finalists in the Ballon d'Or, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi would have addressed his players by asking them to stay in solidarity: ” The collective above everything. I ask you to stay in solidarity (…) You all deserve the Ballon d'Or ».
A few days before the Super Cup that will oppose PSG to Tottenham, there is no doubt that the Parisians will know remain mobilized in order to start their season in the best in the way.
