Not Messi, the new award that Haaland wins for being the best player of 2023

Erling Haaland continues to be recognized for what he has achieved in 2023. The Norwegian's arrival at Manchester City continues to give something to talk about even in his second season with the team. Now, the Norwegian is once again recognized as one of the best players of the year. This may be increasingly important in the coming weeks, where the winner of the 2023 Ballon d'Or will be known.

Erling Haaland is one of the big favorites to win the Ballon d'Or awarded by France Football magazine this year, but to obtain the maximum recognition in football he will have to compete against world-class figures, including Lionel Messi. Now, the famous portal 433 recognized him as the best of the year and sent a personalized golden ring to the footballer in recognition.

For the 2023 Ballon d'Or, the Norwegian has in his favor the extraordinary season he had with Manchester City where during his first year he broke the record for most goals in the English League, in addition to being crowned Premier League champion , the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League. While Messi has the World Cup won with the Argentina National Team during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in his favor.

Haaland believes he can win it

“I believe in myself, I really do. I know I can still make a lot of progress, I'm still young. But yes, I think I have a chance this year,” Haaland said during an interview for L’Equipe. "Arriving here it was shown that too many things were said at the time. It was said that it was not going to work at City because Guardiola liked to play without a reference number 9. Well... now the opposite has been proven and I am happy for "he said after his arrival.