2025 Ballon d'Or: Liverpool legends agree Mo Salah is favourite ahead of Mbappe, Vinicius

2025 Ballon d'Or: Liverpool legends agree Mo Salah is favourite ahead of Mbappe, Vinicius

Hassan Abdulsalam 15:46 - 24.02.2025

Former Liverpool star Daniel Sturridge and Jamie Carragher have declared that Mo Salah deserves Ballon d’or.

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah is having a phenomenal season, and his performances warrant consideration for the Ballon d'Or, according to former Reds star Daniel Sturridge.

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Salah's impressive display against Manchester City on Sunday, where he scored one goal and set up another, has taken his tally to 25 goals and 16 assists in 27 Premier League matches this season.

What Sturridge said

Sturridge believes Salah's consistency and impressive statistics make him a top contender for the prestigious award.

Another match, another goal for MO Salah.

"We're talking Ballon d'Or now. If we're not talking Ballon d'Or with Mohamed Salah, then it's getting out of hand.

"We have to start putting him in that conversation now and saying, 'I don't even know if he's had a top five vote or a top three vote yet,'" Sturridge said.

When asked why Salah has not been in the running for the Ballon d'Or before, Sturridge attributed it to the award's history of favoring players from La Liga.

"The history of the award, typically it goes to someone in La Liga," he said.

Mo Salah in action against Villa.

"He's having a Messi and Ronaldo season," said Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher on Sky Sports.

Salah's previous Ballon d'Or rankings include 16th in 2021 and fifth in 2022.

However, if he maintains his current form, he is likely to receive even more recognition in the 2025 Ballon d'Or rankings.

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