Ballon d’Or boss on Musiala: “Too little”

The editor-in-chief of France Football gave three concrete reasons.

Vincent GarciaEditor-in-chief of France Footballhas revealed why national football players Jamal Musiala not for the prestigious award balloon d’Or. The Frenchman, whose Trade magazine The prize is awarded every year, making it clear that “the talent” of the Bayern professional is not being questioned.

Garcia said in response to a request from Munich Merkur and tz three Main reasons. “First, its shortcomings statistics in the Champions Leaguewhere he scored as many goals as Mathys Tel (two in the 2023/24 season; ed.). That is too little for a player caliber. Even in important matches such as the semi-final second leg in the Champions League against real Madrid Or in the European Championship quarter-final against Spain, where his performances were not catastrophic but rather neutral, he could not convince Munich into account, added Garcia.

But he was “sure” that the 21-year-old Offensive playerwho scored three goals at the home European Championship and was nominated for the tournament’s top eleven, “will return to this list in the future”.

The now retired Rio World Champion Toni Kroos, Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), Antonio Ruediger (real Madrid) and the AS Roma changed defense routine Mats Hummels made it into the 30-strong shortlist from a German perspective. The winner will be announced on 28. October announced in Paris.

Musiala was nominated for the Kopa Trophy in 2023, which is awarded to the best young player. “But how Jude Bellingham its status has also evolved, and the : It’s very easy to find the right size for your laptop. Were probably higher this year. “It was probably also rated differently,” explained Garcia.