Bayern Munich midfielder, Thomas Muller has actually said teammate, Robert Lewandowski was a more deserving winner of the 2021 Ballon d’Or than Paris Saint-Germain super star, Lionel Messi.

The veteran midfielder likewise expressed his surprise that Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah did not make the Best XI.

Lewandowski scored an extraordinary 41 Bundesliga objectives in simply 29 video games and 48 in all competitions in an extraordinary 2020-21 season with Bayern Munich.

The Poland worldwide came behind Messi, who got it for the seventh time.

“We understand that it’s decided by reporters’ votes, and the winner, if everything goes well, is based on who gets the highest variety of votes, and that’s why Messi won,” Muller informed MBC Masr when asked about the decision to ignore Lewandowski.

“But in Munich, we have a different opinion because we see Robert Lewandowski rating and play everyday, and in Egypt, it’s normal that many see [Mohamed] Salah worthy of the prize, I can comprehend that because everyone wants that player who represent their team or country to win, the very same for South American fans and journalists who saw Messi in the Copa America,” he stated.

The Germany global, nevertheless, maintained that specific awards are not the most crucial thing in football but what takes place on the field.