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Thierry Henry and Jamie Carragher agree over whether Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah will win the Ballon d’Or this year

Shamanth Jayaram

Wed 12 February 2025 6:15, UK

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has arguably been the best player in the world this season.

𒊎The Egypt international is the Reds’ most import🍌ant attacker, and every time they need a solution in the final third, they turn to him.

Salah has consistently delivered this season, and he is the biggest reason why Liverpool are on top of the Premier League table right now.

The focus now will be ♊on a strong finish to the season, but Salah could have an eye on another big priz🔴e too in the coming months.

Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards deliver Ballon d’Or verdicts on Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah

Every player would love to win the🍰 Ballon d’Or one day.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi domꦰinated the competition for over a decade, but there’s now room for other players to stake their claim.

Manchester City midfielder Rodri won the Ballon d’Or l𒐪ast year, beating Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior to the ꦆbiggest individual trophy in the game.

Salah is a strong contender for the award in 20🐭25.

On CBS Sports, Kate Abdo asked Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards who they thiꦍnk will win the Ballon d’Or this year.🐓

Carragher replied: “Mohamed Salah!”

Henry agree✃d with him and said: “I’m with Jamie, yeah, if🥂 he carries on like that.”

Richards wasn’t as confident as the other two but still went with the Liverpool man. He said: “He (Vinicius J🌳unior) is my mate but probably Salah as w✅ell.”

When Henry then said 𓆉“It depends on what they will win”, Richardsౠ added: “Yeah, Vini or Salah.”

Mohamed Salah vs Vinicius Junior stats this season

Richards is right, the battle for the Ballon d’Or will likely be between Salah and Viꦐnicius.

The t𒈔wo wingers are among the best players in the world, and both are really important for their respective sides.

But, the stats show that there’s one clear ൲winner.

Salah is significantly ahead of Vinicius in terms of goals and assists🌱, but one big criterion will be the trophies eac♕h player will win.

Both of them are the favourites to win their respective domestic league titles. So, it could all come down to who wins the Champions League.

The Ballon d’Or ceremony in 2025 wi🌠ll be held in Pa💝ris on the 27th of October.