'A very clear win': Fabrizio Romano shares who is set to win the Ballon d'Or now - Erling Haaland or Leo Messi

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'A very clear win': Fabrizio Romano shares who is set to win the Ballon d'Or now - Erling Haaland or Leo Messi

Srinivas Sadhanand

It has been revealed whether Erling Haaland or Lionel Messi is set to win the Ballon d’Or during the official ceremony in Paris on Monday.

This comes from Fabrizio Romano’s YouTube channel as there has been a constant debate around who should take home the prestigious award.

Now, whether Erling Haaland or Lionel Messi looks likely to lift the esteemed Ballon d’Or trophy has been revealed.

Fabrizio Romano says Lionel Messi is expected to beat Erling Haaland to ‘clear’ Ballon d’Or win

Recently, Pep Guardiola voiced his support for the Manchester City striker to win the award, after having scored 52 goals in 53 games in all competitions as he also lifted a historic treble.

However, the Spaniard also admitted that the World Cup winner would be a worthy awardee, considering the standards he sets season after season.

Now, Fabrizio Romano has indeed reported that Lionel Messi is set to trump Erling Haaland to win the eighth Ballon d’Or of his career.

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“I told you, if you remember, Leo Messi’s plan for the next months. I told you Messi will be there in Paris. And I can tell you Messi will not be there just to see someone else win. Messi is expected to be there with the Ballon d’Or in his hands because all the expectations and all the indications are very clear, waiting for official confirmation on Monday.”

“But on a very clear win for Leo Messi to be the Ballon d’Or winner, 2023.”

Erling Haaland should feel hard done by

Ultimately, the Norwegian superstar has every right to feel sorry for himself if Lionel Messi does end up winning the Ballon d’Or over him.

While the Argentine’s storied World Cup win deserves applause, when considering the entire calendar year, Haaland outdid him by some distance as he emerged as the best player in the world.

Messi’s club campaign, on the other hand was top-drawer but was not even close to Haaland’s heroics, which would make this reported verdict a rather bizarre one.