It’s a trophy that Kylian Mbappé is still chasing. At 26, the French striker has still not won the Ballon d’Or. His best ranking he obtained in 2023, finishing behind Erling Haaland and Lionel Messi, crowned for the eighth time that year. A frustrating outcome for “Kyks” because his then teammate at PSG was still riding high on his victory in the 2022 World Cup final with Argentina, against the Blues.
Is Real Madrid’s new number 9 having a hard time? Listening to it, no. As he confided in the show
Clickbroadcast last month on Canal+, it is today “in the best club” to win titles, including the Ballon d’Or. “Individual trophies were a dream when I was little, but now it’s a goalhe explained. I know what it takes to win it. Once I do whatever it takes to earn it, I will win it. »
Kylian Mbappé stolen in 2018?
A few years earlier, in 2018, the former Bondy prodigy already thought he had done everything necessary to win. Crowned world champion with the French team, he scored 4 goals during the competition and won the title of best hope. The icing on the cake after a successful season with Paris Saint-Germain, winner of Ligue 1, the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue. Insufficient, however, in the eyes of the Ballon d’Or jury.
It was indeed Luka Modric, despite his defeat with Croatia in the final of the Russian World Cup, who was crowned. In front of Cristiano Ronaldo, Antoine Griezmann and a Kylian Mbappé who, according to
The Teamwould privately believe that he should have been the lucky one. But the ex-Monegasque was probably still a little too young for the voters. Will 2025 finally be the year of consecration for him? Answer next fall.
