You say that Messi did not help PSG much, but how do you explain that Messi was the second best scorer in Ligue 1 with I think 1 point behind Mbappe? Do you call that "not much of a help"? I think that is a huge exaggeration and Messi did contribute a lot to PSG's small successes, but they did not win the Champions League and this is what the fans blame him for, which is of course ridiculous.
I like them both Haaland and Messi and since I am a fan of Messi, I would still be happy for him if he wins it, but if Haaland is the chosen one, I would also say tha the right player received the award.
Sometimes I'm surprised by the people who say bad things about Messi. What this means is that FIFA may appear to support Messi, but can Messi then be criticized and said that he is incompetent? I agree with some of the users' arguments about whether or not Messi deserves the Ballon D'Or this year. Messi is a great player. People don't like seeing Messi because he is a Ronaldo fan? Seriously, I love these two legends and I'm happy to be able to live in their era.
People will say anything they want about you if you are humble, don't talk much or brag about your position, this is the kind of person Messi is and that's why people say whatever they like about him, more often than not the negative aspect. Messi is the kind of player that don't say lots about himself whenever he is been asked about players of all time but if they should redirect that question to Ronaldo, he will be quick to say he is the best player ever had but man forgot that football doesn't start and end with goals, Messi had everything you need as a footballer and that is settled when he won the World Cup.
I'm not an oracle but this Ballon D'or is going home with Messi, Halaand deserve one but he wouldn't get hold of it, not this year maybe after this and probably there is going to be some kind of special reward they will give him the way they did to Mane after been ranked in the second place in the 2022 Ballon Dór award night. The world cup is the only thing that is giving Messi this advantage over Halaand and this could be his last because he is no longer focus on Europe any longer.