Sergio Aguero Affirms on Continuing to Bet on Lionel Messi as a Ballon d’Or Winner Candidate

DBasia.news –  Manchester City striker, Sergio Aguero, clarified the selection of Lionel Messi as a Ballon d’Or candidate. Aguero insists that he always chooses his compatriots.

Sergio Aguero became a the talk of town after reportedly rejecting the idea of ​​Lionel Messi winning the Ballon d’Or award. The circulating news stated that Aguero considered the Ballon d’Or winner to be able to advance to the Champions League final.

Not wanting to damage his relationship with the compatriot, Aguero tried to explain the case that happened. The former Atletico Madrid confirmed Lionel Messi was his first choice to win the Ballon d’Or.

“I didn’t enjoy it so I had to give clarification. There was no one other than Messi who would be the choice for me to win the Ballon d’Or as long as he continued to play. Especially, after what he has shown this season,” Aguero said on Twitter.

“The question that was appointed to me was whether I deserved to win the award this year. My answer is that I have to advance to the Champions League final if I want to get it,” said the bomber.

“The statement should be clear. There is no room for misinterpretation,” Aguero said.

Currently, Lionel Messi has collected five Ballon d’Or awards. However, in the last edition La Pulga only ranked fifth behind Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric.

This season, Messi has scored 34 goals in 33 matches in LaLiga. Meanwhile, in the Champions League Messi has packed 12 goals in 10 matches.