According to Cadena SER, Spanish player Cucurella discussed the Ballon d'Or on the "El Larguero" program on Wednesday, saying that if he had a chance to compete for the award, he would campaign as strongly as Yamal and Mbappé.

Tomás Roncero, a Real Madrid commentator and analyst, subsequently responded. Based on vote-splitting logic, he argued that while Barcelona's public support for Yamal appears to be campaigning for him, it could ultimately scatter votes that would otherwise go to Rodri, thereby inadvertently helping Mbappé win the award.

Cucurella stated on the program: "If I had a chance to win the Ballon d'Or, I would commit 100% to campaigning for it. You have to seize the opportunity." He expressed sympathy for Yamal and Mbappé's current leading positions in the media battle for the Ballon d'Or. Responding to Cucurella's comments, Roncero also expressed concern about the situation of the Spanish defender at Chelsea, arguing that Cucurella is "fighting alone" and in a precarious position at the start of the season, in contrast to the support he receives from Baena in the national team.

Roncero, deputy editor-in-chief of AS, believes: "The Ballon d'Or discussion is now entirely centered around Mbappé." He elaborated: "I think Barcelona's Ballon d'Or strategy will actually hand the award to Mbappé. What Barcelona is doing is clearly splitting votes that should go to Rodri. Barcelona's public support for Yamal will cause some votes originally meant for Rodri to be scattered to Yamal."

Roncero has repeatedly stated that Rodri, as the World Cup's outstanding player, deserves the Ballon d'Or, but he believes Barcelona's strategy is harmful to Rodri. Roncero cited historical examples to explain his view: "The reason Rodri won the Ballon d'Or last year was because many Vinicius supporters voted for Bellingham and Carvajal first, who finished third and fourth. This vote-splitting is what gave Rodri the Ballon d'Or. This is similar to 2010, when votes were split between Xavi and Iniesta, allowing Messi to ultimately win the Ballon d'Or."

The Ballon d'Or awards ceremony will take place the day after El Clásico at Camp Nou. Mbappé has yet to deliver a decisive performance in Real Madrid's important opening matches this season, which is why Roncero explained why Real Madrid fans might be somewhat indifferent even if Mbappé wins the award: "Obviously, if Real Madrid wins away at Betis, wins El Clásico, and Mbappé scores twice in each of those matches, Real Madrid fans would certainly be more enthusiastic about voting for and supporting him now."

For this reason, Roncero believes: "Currently, people are more concerned with the team's overall performance than whether Mbappé wins an individual award." However, he also acknowledged that if Mbappé wins, it would still be a small consolation for Real Madrid fans: "But I also admit that if Mbappé wins, it will be some relief for Real Madrid fans, because at least it means Barcelona won't claim this title again. I hope he wins, because this might be one of the few sources of joy we Real Madrid fans can have at the start of this season."

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