Barcelona star, Lamine Yamal, has named Lionel Messi and Neymar as the players he would love to give the Ballon d’Or to if he did not win it himself.
The 18-year-old also labelled Messi as the greatest footballer of all-time.
The Spain star added that Neymar deserves to win at least one Ballon d’Or.
“Neymar and Messi. I would give one [Ballon d’Or] to ‘Ney’, I think he deserves it,” Yamal told RTVE (via Barca Universal).
“The ‘Ney’ who was playing for Barca or Paris at the time would definitely win it [Ballon d’Or] now.
“I would’ve liked him [Neymar ] to have won one. And obviously, Messi because he is the best ever.”
Yamal is one of the top candidates that could win the 2025 Ballon d’Or.
He will challenge the likes of Ousmane Dembele, Raphinha, Kylain Mbappe and Mohamed Salah for the 2025 Ballon d’Or.