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Palmer will also be hoping to challenge for upcoming awards, with his creativity being put to good use by Chelsea and England. He finished eighth in the 2025 Ballon d\u2019Or vote despite enduring a slight dip in the 2024-25 campaign – with his goal output dropping from 25 to 18. He is now tied to a contract at Stamford Bridge through to 2033.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old has, however, been informed that a future switch to a team such as Barcelona or Real Madrid would make it easier for him to win the Ballon d\u2019Or. Quizzed on whether that is the case, ex-Blues star Poyet – speaking in association pikakasinot.com<\/em> – told GOAL<\/strong>: \u201c100 per cent, no doubt. For me, [Jude] Bellingham when I saw him at Dortmund, I liked him a lot. Then his first season at Real Madrid, I love him. Why? Because he was at Real Madrid doing what he was doing, simple. And I thought, maybe he is the Ballon d\u2019Or. It was a big opportunity because he was amazing his first season in Spain – he was tremendous, another dimension, another level, and that helps.<\/p>\n \u201cWould Lamine Yamal win the Ballon d\u2019Or if he was playing at another team, Liverpool? No chance. I would say that I don\u2019t like the Ballon d\u2019Or nominations and I don\u2019t like the vote, I think they are not fair. The people in Spain vote for the ones that play in La Liga, the people in England vote for those in England. The countries that don\u2019t have anyone nominated, such as Uruguay, maybe they vote for the real one, the one that you think is the best. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s right, but it\u2019s a great party for the players and it\u2019s great to have one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n