Manchester City’s Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne believes it will be difficult for the French striker to win the Ballon d’Or with Paris Saint-Germain.
At the heart of all discussions during this transfer window, Kylian Mbappé is still sticking to his position, which is to complete his contract with Paris Saint-Germain. A contractual situation recently mentioned by Manchester City attacking midfielder Kevin De Bruyne. Invited by Sky Sports gave his podium for the next Ballon d’Or, the Belgian international placed his teammate Erling Haaland at the top of the standings followed by Real Madrid’s Brazilian striker Vinicius Jr and the Bondynois in last position. A choice that the 2023 European champion explains having made, in particular, because of the vagueness surrounding the future of KM7, whose contract runs until June 2024. According to him, the Frenchman would leave at a disadvantage by being within the club of the capital.
“Why do I put Vinicius ahead of Mbappé in my ranking for the winner of the Ballon d’Or? Because I don’t know where Mbappé will play this season. I also think it’s more difficult for Mbappé to win at PSG. There are rumors that he could go to Real Madrid, so maybe I would put him first ahead of Haaland or something. But Erling is my Ballon d’Or with the season he’s had.” thus entrusted KDB. We will also note the absence of Lionel Messi, who is nevertheless a favorite in the succession of Karim Benzema.
