How Fabio Capello sees the podium “Golden Ball” in 2025 “” has quality and genius. I would vote for him! “
Article by Daniel Scorpie – published Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 12:24 / Updated Wednesday, May 14, 2025 12:26
Lamine Yamal, the wonderful child of those at Barcelonais considered by Fabio Capello as a favorite to be chosen the best footballer of the year in the France Football investigation. “Na reached the level of MESS and Ronaldoit is not a phenomenon. If I could vote I would choose them on Viniciuson Mbappe And, first, on Lamine Yamal, ”confessed the legendary Italian coach.
The exponential ascension recorded this season of Lamine Yamal (17 years old) continues to attract praise from personalities in world football for Hansi Flick's teenager. The last one on the list has registered Fabio Capello, who will turn 79 over a month.
Withdrawn from the activity, the renowned Italian technician, who last worked in China at Jiangsu Suning (left in March 2018), acknowledged that he admired Lamine Yamal, the far -right Blaugrana, who won the Catalan team, a cup and a Spanish Super Cup.
“Lamine Yamal cannot be compared with Messi and Maradona”
The former coach of Real Madrid and ex-Jewish of England spoke in the show “El Partidazo”, at the Radio Spanish Cope, about the amazing season made by Lamine Yamal, very close to become a champion of Spain again. After winning last summer the European title with the Spanish national team, then conquering the King's Super Cup with Barcelona:
Lamine Yamal, in duel with Federco Dimarco, in the “double” of the semi -final between Barcelona and Inter / Photo: Getty Images
“Lamine Yamal is a player with a lot of quality and who still has a great margin of growth. It is not yet a phenomenon, I do not see it now at the level touched by MESS or by Maradona. They did things that no one could think, so at the moment, I can't compare it to them. “
16Goals and 24 Assisturs managed Lamine Yamal in 52 matches this season at FC Barcelona. In total in the Blaugrana T -shirt, it has 103 games, with 23 goals and 33 decisive passes
Fabio Capello tried to make a comparison between Yamal and Cristiano Ronaldo: “I'm not talking about statistics, but about quality and genius. Cristiano is a formidable player …. And how many goals scored? More than everyone! Lamine cannot be Messi or Maradona.”
Despite these statements, according to the Italian coach, Lamine Yamal should be the winner of the golden balloon at the end of the year: “I would choose Lamine as the most good player in the world. My votes would be … Vinicius, Mbappe and, in the first place, Lamine!”.
