Less than a month before the Ballon d’Or ceremony, Aurélien Tchouaméni was invited to give his opinion on the main contenders for the trophy. Asked by France 24the Real Madrid midfielder notably gave his support to his teammate Kylian Mbappé, author of a remarkable exercise in Madrid colors. “ There are a lot of players who deserve the Ballon d’Or. Obviously, Kylian, he had an exceptional season. I think he deserves it “, declared the French international. But the 26-year-old did not want to limit himself to his club partner, also mentioning two other compatriots: “ there is also Ousmane, who did incredible things with Paris, who won the Champions League once again. There’s Michael Olise too. » A way of highlighting the presence of several French people among the candidates for the prestigious individual award.
During this interview, Tchouaméni also spoke about his future in the France team, after being left to rest by Zinédine Zidane during the last rally. The Madrilenian ensures that he maintains all his international ambitions: “ At 26, I think this is the moment when the players start to understand the game better and better. There is a new coach who is doing a very good job. If you perform well, it will happen. » Under contract with Real Madrid, the French midfielder also wants to continue his adventure in the Spanish capital for as long as possible. Aware of the club’s demands after two seasons deemed insufficient, he recalled that the Madrilenians were obliged to return to trophies, while affirming that they wanted to continue to progress to prolong their experience within the White House.
