ANTONIO CASSANO was confronted by Jorginho whereas on vacation after claiming the Italy hero ought to NOT win the Ballon d’Or.
Quite a lot of soccer figures had chosen the now-Arsenal midfielder as their choose for the 2021 crown after profitable the Champions League and Euro 2020.
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However Cassano laughed off the suggestion – earlier than bumping into Jorginho in hilarious circumstances on the seaside.
For from being aggravated, Jorginho agreed with Cassano, now 40, that Lionel Messi was a greater wager for the Ballon d’Or.
The ex-striker revealed on the Twitch channel of Christian Vieri: “Keep in mind after I mentioned any journalist who voted for Jorginho as Ballon d’Or ought to have his licence taken away?
“Properly, I used to be in Formentera with my household and simply as I sat down, I felt a contact.
“‘Antonio, you’re nice!’ the voice says.
“I flip round to ask who he was, he took off his glasses and masks, and it was Jorginho.
“I informed him, Jorgi, are you able to imagine the scandal if they need to provide the Ballon d’Or and to not Messi?
“He replied that he completely agreed with me, Messi ought to at all times win it.”
Jorginho was pictured having fun with a post-season break on the Balearic island of Formentera with girlfriend Catherine Harding.
The couple additionally soaked up the solar in Mykonos simply days after he lifted the Euros trophy.
Former Chelsea nice Gianfranco Zola is likely one of the sport’s revered voices who had tipped Jorginho to win the Ballon d’Or.
The honour could be “deserved”, mentioned the Italian, after shock triumphs for Chelsea and Italy.
And Jorginho has since added to his trophy assortment but once more, with a objective within the penalty shootout win over Villarreal that earned the Uefa Tremendous Cup.
Final month, the Italian made a shock £12million transfer to Arsenal after slipping down the Stamford Bridge pecking order underneath Graham Potter.
