'Robert deserves to win it,' says Nagelsmann.
Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann believes Robert Lewandowski deserves to win this year's Ballon d'Or.
Lewandowski, who has been nominated for the prestigious annual award alongside the likes of Harry Kane, Leonardo Bonucci and Lionel Messi, is hoping to win his first Ballon d’Or next month after winning FIFA’s rival award for men’s player of the year in 2020. Lewandowski has form in this fixture, however, having scored a late injury-time winner in Leverkusen last December to knock the then league leaders off top spot.
“He is so dynamic, he doesn’t get injured and he can train a lot. I back him to continue playing at the top level for a few more years yet,” the Bayern coach told Abendzeitung. Dortmund are just a point behind Leverkusen and Bayern in third place, meaning they could go top if they beat Mainz.