Kylian Mbappé favorite for the Ballon d’Or according to this former winner!

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By: Manu Tournoux

Javier Pastore's strong outing on Kylian Mbappé

“Kylian Mbappé is the first candidate for the Ballon d’Or“For Hristo Stoichkov, winner of the precious sesame in 1994, the captain of the French team is the favorite to win the Ballon d’Or. According to the Bulgarian football legend, the race would still be on but the Frenchman would be one step ahead of his two future teammates, Vinícius Junior and Jude Bellingham.

In this interview given to France Footballhe also discusses the possibility of seeing one of these players, from the new generation, reign over the football planet for a little while.The first of these players to win a Ballon d’Or will win two or three in a row.” explained the former Barça player. The race is therefore on to succeed Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Manu Tournoux

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