Virgil Van Dijk rumored to became the strongest candidate compared to Lionel Messi (Credit : AFP)

VVD is considered worthy for Ballon d'Or

Ballon d'Or is one of the prestigious awards given to footballers who provide the best performances and contributions throughout the year.

This award will be held again later this year and will be held by France Football. To determine who is the best player in the world this year is based on the choice of journalists throughout the world.

This year, there are two names that have the greatest potential as the prestigious award-winning candidates. They are Lionel Messi who brought Barcelona to win the La Liga and Virgil van Dijk, who played a major role in bringing Liverpool to the Champions League this season. But Virgil Van Dijk rumored to became the strongest candidate compared to Lionel Messi.

One who agreed was the Dutch national Team coach, Ronald Koeman. He voiced his support for Virgil van Dijk to win the Ballon d'Or this season. Koeman feels that the defender has had a big impact on the world of football this year rather than his rival, Lionel Messi. Quoted from Goal International, Koeman said that Van Dijk was very decent to get the trophy.

Virgil Van Dijk is being discussed after the 2019 Champions League Final. Peoples consider him worthy of the Ballon d'Or award in 2019. Achievements with Liverpool in the 2018–1919 season were the main reason he was considered worthy of being awarded the world's best player.