The worst news that Messi receives from Julian Alvarez, he can steal him this award

Julián Álvarez was one of the figures of the Argentine team in the World Cup in Qatar. His contribution served for Lionel Messi to lift the long-awaited title, however, what was done in the Middle East was not enough to earn a place in the starting role of Manchester City. Despite this, it came to light that he is fighting for an award that has Lionel Messi as the main candidate.

Although he was not in almost anyone's plans, Julián Álvarez won the position from Lautaro Martínez during the World Cup and became the ideal partner of the 'Flea' Messi. During the competition, he scored four goals, two of them in the semifinal against Croatia. What was done in the World Cup served to make him one of the candidates to be on the option list to win the 2023 Ballon d'Or.

According to the 'Goal' portal, Julián Álvarez is ranked 15th in the ranking of options to win the award given by the magazine 'France Football'. Despite the fact that he is not a starter at Manchester City and Pep Guardiola does not give him the necessary prominence, his performance in the World Cup caused him to fight for the distinguished award.

The main optioned to win the Ballon d'Or 2023:

Lionel Messi is the number one candidate to win the next Ballon d'Or, the eighth personal. However, from Europe they point out that the main competition for the captain of the Argentine team is Erling Haaland, who is close to winning the Premier League and Champions League with Manchester City, where he has participated in 55 "citizen" goals.