According to the poster boy of Brazilian football, Viny is the most deserving contender for this award. Neymar made this claim in an interview published on Band Sports last Tuesday night. In the interview, he said, "I will certainly support him (Vinicius) to win the Ballon d'Or this year.
Neymar added, "I don't see any other worthy candidate for it." Vinny deserves it. Because he is a warrior. Struggled a lot in life. There is a lot of criticism about him. But it is unfair. We certainly do not support it. Vinny can be a role model for all of us.
The last time Real Madrid's Karim Benzema won the Ballon d'Or in 2022. Now there is a chance to return the trophy to the Santiago Bernabeu thanks to Vinny. There are few rivals to the Brazilian forward in this journey. Among them, Manchester City's Spanish midfielder Rodri is thought to be Vinny's strong rival.
Apart from this, there are three more footballers of Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappé, Daniel Carvajal and Jude Bellingham, in the race for the best of the year. It is very difficult for Rodri to cope with the four footballers of Real. He won the English league for Manchester City last season. Later, he tasted the Euro Championship for Spain.
On the other hand, Vini won the doubles for Real Madrid last season. But did not get any success in national team jersey. Vinny's Brazil exited the Copa America in the quarter-finals a few months ago. Vini could not play in that match again due to ban.