Ballon d’Or 2026: Ruud Gullit names player who can’t win award

Former Chelsea star, Ruud Gullit, believes Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal cannot triumph the Ballon d’Or this twelvemonth due to the fact that helium was not capable to pb the Blaugrana to the Champions League last this season.

In an interrogation with Goal, the Dutch fable suggested that Paris Saint-Germain’s Ousmane Dembele and Vitinha are stronger candidates, simply due to the fact that they volition diagnostic successful the Champions League final.

“Yamal cannot triumph that [Ballon d’Or] this clip anyway,” Gullit said.

“He has not been successful the Champions League final. He needs to excel astatine the World Cup to beryllium successful contention for the Ballon d’Or.

“So who other is successful the Champions League last who comes adjacent this year? [Ousmane] Dembele. He has already won it.

“For me, 1 of the champion is Vitinha. He is the motor of PSG’s midfield and could beryllium a fantastic subordinate arsenic good astatine the World Cup.”

Ballon d’Or 2026: Ruud Gullit names subordinate who can’t triumph award