Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has backed Mohamed Salah to win the Ballon d'Or in 2025 after he put up numbers in the first half of this season to rival the best of his generation.
Salah's goal and two assists Liverpool achieved a landslide victory over West Ham United on Sunday It led him to 30 goals and one assist in the Premier League at the midway point of the Premier League season.
Cristiano Ronaldo has surpassed this mark only once at this time of the season. Lionel Messi has only done it twice, prompting Carragher to comment on it Sky Sports We are “witnessing a special season” from Salah.
“A few weeks ago, I said he was in the top five who have ever played for Liverpool. If he leads Liverpool to the league title and ends up winning the Premier League Player of the Year award, it will be the third time he has won the title, and nothing.” “Someone has won it three times,” Carragher explained.
“If he does that, he's not (just) in the top five, he's basically fighting with Kenny Dalglish and Steven Gerrard to be (considered) the greatest Liverpool player ever. If he can add that to what he's already done at Liverpool.” Liverpool“He left Ian Rush and Graeme Souness behind.”
But more than cementing his legendary status at Liverpool is at stake, as the stars may have aligned for him Salah To finally get the Ballon d'Or – he will become the second African player ever to win the ball after George Weah, and the first in 30 years.
“I always think the Ballon d'Or is about an international tournament or the Champions League. It's always difficult for Egypt – I don't think they won the Africa Cup of Nations with Salah – and obviously in the World Cup as well.” Carragher said.
“The fact that there is no tournament in the summer (helps Salah). If Liverpool win the league and reach the Champions League final, or win it, (Kylian) Mbappé will not start at Real Madrid as he would have done. I liked that (Erling) Haaland is not at his best. His situations, and I believe that these factors combined will be the best chance he (Salah) has ever had to win the Ballon d’Or.
“He's probably number one at the moment. If he repeats what he did in the first half of the season (in the second half), I think he will win the Ballon d'Or.”
