On October 28, the 2024 Ballon d'Or award will determine its new owner. This is an extremely special year, marking the end of the Messi and Ronaldo era, as neither of them are on the nomination list.
According to Marca, Vinicius will be the winner of this year's Ballon d'Or. Obviously, the Real Madrid striker has advantages over other candidates such as Bellingham, Haaland or Rodri.
Last season, Vinicius helped Real Madrid win the Champions League and La Liga, the two most important tournaments. In that achievement, the 24-year-old striker contributed greatly when scoring 24 goals and 11 assists, especially 2 goals in the Semi-finals and 1 goal in the Champions League Final.
Most recently, Neymar also spoke out in support of his junior in the Brazilian national team. He affirmed that Vinicius deserves to win the Golden Ball more than anyone, according to Madrid Universal: "Of course, I will support him to win the Golden Ball this year. For me, there is no better candidate to win.
He deserves it, because he is a warrior. He suffered everything, but he has surpassed all expectations and criticism. Vini is the new idol of everyone in Brazil."
Not only Vinicius' teammate, former player Aguero - who played for Argentina and Barcelona - also supported the Real Madrid star: "This season Vinicius plays better than Mbappe. He creates danger. If Vinicius has the ball, you feel the danger coming. I would prefer Vinicius to win the Ballon d'Or. This year, he is excellent."
