Christopher Nkunku, premiere!
Author of a full season in Germany with Leipzig, the 24-year-old tricolor neo-international appears in the list of 30 players nominated for the 2022 Ballon d'Or. List unveiled this Friday.
For the time being, we only know the first five players concerned.
Besides Nkunku, Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), Rafael Leao (AC Milan), Mo Salah (Liverpool) and Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) are mentioned.
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Trained at PSG, Christopher Nkunku left the nest in 2019 for the Leipzig Red Bulls.
Winning choice for Seine-et-Marnais, who extended this summer after a year at the end of which he was voted best player in the Bundesliga.
32 goals and 20 assists in 51 matches for him in 2021-22.
Strong, very strong.
And it's not over...