With Erling Haaland and Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé is one of the favorites to win the 2023 Ballon d’Or. Didier Deschamps is campaigning in favor of his captain to obtain this individual award.
Kylian Mbappé does not hide the fact that he wants to win the Ballon d’Or this year. With his 54 goals and 12 assists in 56 matches played last season, club and selection combined, the captain of the France team is one of the big favorites to obtain this individual award, the ceremony of which will take place on the 30 next October.
“ Would it be unfair if Kylian Mbappé was not the lucky winner of the next Ballon d’Or? “. Here is the question that was asked this Sunday morning, in Téléfoot, to Didier Deschamps. Question to which the Blues coach answered in the affirmative. In the Sunday football program of the first channel, two teammates of Mbappé at Paris Saint-Germain, Vitinha and Achraf Hakimi, also defended the candidacy of the native of Bondy. “Kylian has already shown a lot. He will continue to do so. But I think he is the big favorite”estimated the Portuguese midfielder. “He deserved the Ballon d’Or. He’s a great player and I hope he can win it this year.”added the Moroccan international.
Relive Téléfoot’s “Oui – Non” on video with Didier Deschamps in the company of @ThomasMekhiche 🗣️⚽️👌https://t.co/hU8A7tw8xB
— Téléfoot (@telefoot_TF1) October 8, 2023
As a reminder, the three criteria retained by France Football to establish its ranking for the 2022-2023 season are the following: individual performances and decisive and impressive character, collective performances and accumulated track record as well as the class of the player and his sense of fair play.
