At the Ballon d’Or gala in Paris last Monday, Barcelona midfielder Gavi was named the greatest talent in the world. France Football awarded him the Kopa Trophy. Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann has stated that he does not agree with the election. Laughing, he said that Joan Laporta “will call him again soon.”
Eighteen-year-old Gavi won the prize for best player under 21 years old ahead of Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) and Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich). Ryan Gravenberch was also among the ten nominees for the trophy. He was sixth. However, if it had been up to Nagelsmann, compatriot Musiala would have won the prize. “In my opinion, both Jamal Musiala and Jude Bellingham have had better seasons than Gavi,” the coach said. kicker. “But the winner has also done very well. Gavi is also a very, very good player. I think he is very talented: he has an extreme winning mentality.”
Aware of his words, Nagelsmann then started talking about Barcelona president Laporta. “I don’t want to get into a fight with Barcelona again.” A few months ago, the president was angry with the German after he spoke about Barcelona’s budget. When Nagelsmann left the room after the gala last Monday, he said with a laugh: “Laporta will call again soon.”
The Bayern coach was not the only one who found Gavi’s win strange. Alphonso Davies would also have preferred that the Kopa Trophy had been awarded to teammate Musiala. The left-back turned to his teammate via social media. “They may have denied you the Kopa Trophy, but they won’t stop you from that future Golden Ball. #GoldenBoy.” The only 19-year-old Musiala has already played 92 official games for Bayern, in which he was good for 22 goals and 15 assists. In addition, the right leg has already played seventeen international matches for Germany. In Munich, the crown jewel is still fixed until mid-2026.
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