Barcelona centre-back Pau Cubarsi said that Lamine Yamal could win the Ballon d’Or in the future and insisted that he was not surprised that Vinicius did not win it in 2024.
Rodri’ s Ballon d’Or award is still a hot topic in Spanish football. Pau Cubarsi, who was present in Paris last Monday night, spoke about the decision not to give the award to Vinicius, who did not travel to France when he found out.
“Being in the top 10 or top 20 of the Ballon d’Or is already a good prize and a footballer needs to be there. Dani Olmo and I were there without winning it. I wasn’t surprised that Vinicius didn’t win it, he was very close to Rodri,” Cubarsi said on “RAC1”.
The centre-back also spoke about who could win it in the coming years, and looked to his dressing room, specifically Lamine Yamal: “Now everyone sees what he is, but I’ve known him for years and I think he can win it. I think he has no ceiling, he’s at a spectacular level, you never know where he’s going to go, he’s very confident.”
It is precisely this confidence that the Barcelona squad has in Hansi Flick and his system of play. The Azulgrana team is the team that causes the most offside in the five big leagues: “It’s a matter of communication.”
Finally, Cubarsi spoke about who has been his role model: “Puyol, although I didn’t see him play much, is my role model, and also Pique. I hope I can make my whole career at Barca like them, even if Gerard was at United for a short time at the beginning.”
