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Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has backed Mohamed Salah to win the Ballon d’Or in 2025 after putting up numbers to rival the best of his generation in the first half of this season.
Salah’s goal and two assists Liverpool beat West Ham United on Sunday Taking him to 30 combined Premier League goals and assists at the halfway stage of the Premier League campaign.
Cristiano Ronaldo has surpassed that mark only once at this point of the season. Lionel Messi has only done it twice, leading Carragher to comment Sky Sports That “we are looking at an ‘all-time’ season from Salah”.
“A few weeks ago, I said he was in the top five to play for Liverpool. If he leads Liverpool to the league title and ends up with the PFA Players’ Player of the Year, it will be a third time and he won’t win. It’s won three times,” Carragher explained.
“If he does, he’s not (just) in the top five, he’s basically fighting with Kenny Dalglish and Steven Gerrard to be Liverpool’s best player. LiverpoolHe beats Ian Rush and Graeme Souness.”
But there is more at stake than just cementing his legendary Liverpool status, as the stars could be aligning. Salah He would become only the second African recipient, after George Weah, and the first in 30 years, to finally win the Ballon d’Or.
“I always think the Ballon d’Or revolves around an international tournament or the Champions League. It’s always difficult for Egypt – I don’t think they’ve won the Africa Cup of Nations with Salah – and obviously the World Cup as well,” Carragher said. .
“The fact that there are no tournaments in the summer (helps Salah). If Liverpool were to win the league and get to the Champions League final, or win it, (Kylian) Mbappe didn’t even start at Real Madrid and he would have. Liked it. , (Erling) Haaland is not at his best, I think those factors put together will be the best chance (Salah) to Balon. Have ever had a chance to win d’or.
“He’s probably number one right now. If he replicates what he did in the first half of the season (in the second half), I think he wins the Ballon d’Or.”
