It's no secret that Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp has a lot
of admiration for Lionel Messi. However, when it comes to who deserves to win
the Ballon d'Or this year, Klopp doesn't think it should be him as he believes
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk was the better performer over the
year.
"If you give the Ballon d'Or to the best player of this
generation then you should give it always to Lionel Messi. That's how it
is," Klopp said.
"But if you give it to the best player of last season,
then it was Virgil van Dijk. I don't know exactly how it will work but that is
how I see it.
"The best player of all? That's Lionel. Best player of
last season? That's Virgil. We will see."
Should Van Dijk win the Ballon d'Or in December, he'll be
the first defender since Fabio Cannavaro in 2006 to claim the honor. Lionel
Messi last won the Ballon d'Or in 2015. Should he claim it again this year, he
would be ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo in that regard.
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