Questioned by France Football following his coronation, the captain of the France team admitted that his partner in blue William Saliba would also have deserved the trophy. The Arsenal defender finished in second position, just 5 points behind the French number 10.
“You have to be fair. William Saliba would have deserved it too,” he declared. The 2018 world champion has also placed the Gunners defender at the top of his ranking ahead of Eduardo Camavinga and Aurélien Tchouameni, his partners at Real Madrid.
Benzema boycotts Mbappé
Former winner of the trophy Karim Benzema also took part in the voting game. The current striker of the Saudi club Al-Ittihad did not place Kylian Mbappé in his top 3. The 2022 Ballon d’Or preferred Eduardo Camavinga, Bradley Barcola and William Saliba.
Same story for Ngolo Kanté who favored William Saliba, followed by Jules Koundé and Eduardo Camavinga.
