Barcelona midfielder Gavi has named his teammate Lamine Yamal, the world’s best player at the moment, strongly supporting him for Golden Ball 2026.

The Spanish midfielder also praised Yamal’s courageous attitude and personality as well as his ability to act on his words.

Every player is free to be as you wish. For me, he’s the best player in the world right now. I think he has the right mentality and the necessary focus for the matches, especially the big ones, Gavi said at first.

I don’t think he’s worried about anything else: he’s focused on the game and what he’s supposed to do, and that’s ultimately the most important thing. As long as he stays like this, I’m sure everything will be fine.

He’s very strong in many ways. His compassion with the ball, his way to understand his teammates and make them better… To me, that’s what he has more to his advantage.

Despite Yamal’s support for the Golden Ball, Gavi expressed great admiration for other contenders Kyian Mbppe and Ousmane Demble.

Ousmane is my brother, I have a very good relationship with him. He won the Golden Ball and I was really happy for him, because he’s somebody I’ve always believed in. I hope this year, another brother, Lamine, will win it. I hope he wins Golden Ball.

You have the right to say that Mbappe marks many goals. But he didn’t have the chance to win any trophy. This does not mean that Kylian Mbappe is not the player who is: he is one of the best players in the world and proves it over and over again. Whoever doesn’t want to see it is blind, right? He’s an extraordinary and extremely dangerous player.

I think that after all, the headlines also depend on the team’s context and team friends. So that doesn’t mean he had a bad season, or a season less good than other players. I think he had an extraordinary season. But as I said, I hope Lamine wins Golden Ball, the star of Barcelona is finished. /Telegraphy/