{"id":17260,"date":"2024-02-15T10:02:29","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T10:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/hell-be-at-top-for-12-years-rio-ferdinand-backs-ex-chelsea-star-to-win-ballon-dor\/"},"modified":"2024-02-15T10:02:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T10:02:29","slug":"hell-be-at-top-for-12-years-rio-ferdinand-backs-ex-chelsea-star-to-win-ballon-dor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/hell-be-at-top-for-12-years-rio-ferdinand-backs-ex-chelsea-star-to-win-ballon-dor\/","title":{"rendered":"He\u2019ll be at top for 12 years \u2013 Rio Ferdinand backs ex-Chelsea star to win Ballon d\u2019Or"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has backed former Chelsea star Jamal Musiala to win the Ballon d\u2019Or in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Ferdinand believes Musiala, who currently plays for Bayern Munich, will be at the top for the next 12 years.<\/p>\n<p>Musiala is widely regarded as one of the best young players in football at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love Musiala. We talk about him a lot. I don\u2019t know where his ceiling is,\u201d Ferdinand told TNT Sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s nice to see the comments from his teammates saying how diligent he is and how much of a professional he is. [Leon] Goretzka says he might be the best talent Germany have ever had.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe way he moves and glides with the ball. I see a Ballon d\u2019Or at some point in his career if he fulfils that potential.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe doesn\u2019t seem like the type that is going to get too high when he is winning or too low when it is not going well. He seems like a very balanced, measured kid with the right people around him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat goes a long way and means there is a real good possibility of him staying at the top for a sustained period. 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