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Karim Benzema Backed To Win Ballon d'Or'

Karim Benzema Backed To Win Ballon d'Or'

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez believes Karim Benzema should be the favourite for this year's Ballon d'Or award.

Benzema played a key role in Los Blancos' title-winning season after bagging 21 LaLiga goals, which sees him sit two goals behind Golden Boot leader Lionel Messi.

Zinedine Zidane recently claimed that all his players were deserving of the Ballon d'Or accolade, but Perez feels Benzema is worthy of the award after a great year.

"Benzema should win the Ballon d'Or, I have not seen another player have as good a year as him," Perez told El Transistor on Thursday.

Pablo Moreno - Juventus to Manchester City (Image
Pablo Moreno - Juventus to Manchester City (Image via Man City)
Félix Correia - Manchester City to Juventus
Félix Correia - Manchester City to Juventus
Javi Sanchez - Real Madrid to Rayo Vallecano
Javi Sanchez - Real Madrid to Rayo Vallecano
Marc Cucurella - FC Barcelona to Getafe
Marc Cucurella - FC Barcelona to Getafe
Pedrinho - Corinthians to Benfica
Pedrinho - Corinthians to Benfica
Lucas Tousart - Olympique Lyon to Hertha Berlin
Lucas Tousart - Olympique Lyon to Hertha Berlin
Niels Nkounkou - Marseille to Everton
Niels Nkounkou - Marseille to Everton
Morgan Schneiderlin - Everton to Nice
Morgan Schneiderlin - Everton to Nice
Vagner - Saint-Etienne to Metz
Vagner - Saint-Etienne to Metz
Simone Muratore - Juventus to Atalanta
Simone Muratore - Juventus to Atalanta
Stephy Mavididi - from Juventus to Montpellier
Stephy Mavididi - from Juventus to Montpellier

Perez continued his praise for the Frenchman the next day and compared the striker to Zidane.

"Benzema has been the most criticised player in the world but he's the best in the world. In terms of how he plays, he's a centre-forward more like [Zinedine] Zidane than Ronaldo Nazario," he told Cope.

"He has been here since 2009 and that says it all."

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