Ballon d’Or: ‘He’s an animal’ – Rodri names player to win award

Manchester City midfielder Rodri has backed Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal to triumph the Ballon d’Or successful the adjacent future.

Rodri and Yamal are some planetary teammates with the Spain nationalist team.

Speaking to DAZN, the 29-year-old described Yamal arsenic an ‘animal’ successful the crippled of football.

Rodri, who famously bushed Real Madrid’s Vinicius to triumph the Ballon d’Or successful 2024, said of Yamal, “One time helium volition triumph a Ballon d’Or due to the fact that helium is an animal.

“[He is the] contiguous and aboriginal of Spanish football.

”Players of that caliber, who are unsocial successful the world, volition ever person media repercussions, for amended oregon for worse. But he’s precise mature and precise focused astir immoderate things for lone 18 years old.”

Yamal, 18, narrowly missed retired connected Ousmane Dembele successful the 2025 Ballon d’Or.

Ballon d’Or: ‘He’s an animal’ – Rodri names subordinate to triumph award