R. De Zerbi: "M. Greenwood could one day win the Ballon d'Or award"

2025-12-15 22:02 © AFP

The head coach of the "Marseille" club, Roberto De Zerbi, spared no praise for his team's leader Mason Greenwood and stated that the Englishman can win the "Ballon d'Or award:

"M. Greenwood is a player of 'Ballon d'Or' level... One day he can win this prize.

I don't see many players in Europe who have such potential, and I think he is an underrated player. This is 'Ballon d'Or' potential."

"It will depend on this forward how much he wants to fight for this prize... But looking at his natural talent, he has that potential.

Did you see M. Greenwood's second goal against 'Union Saint-Gilloise'? When you see a goal like that, reminiscent of Didier Drogba, with such ease directing the ball into the net against a goalkeeper who is two meters tall.

I turned around and told myself after that goal: Incredible."

24-year-old Mason Greenwood scored 11 goals in 15 matches in the "Ligue 1" championship.

This season, the Englishman has found the net 14 times in 21 matches.