Kylian Mbappe: "Karim Benzema should win the Ballon d'Or title"

The Saint-Germain striker praised his teammate and admitted: "Moving to Real would have improved my chances of getting this award, but I have a chance to win in Paris as well."

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08/13/2022

Saturday, August 13, 2022, 10:41 am Updated: 10:43 am

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Lionel Messi and Neymar with Paris Saint-Germain in Israel (Comtek Group)

After becoming the only Paris Saint-Germain player on the list of 30 nominees for the Ballon d'Or award, Kylian Mbappe was interviewed today (Saturday) by "L'Equip" and told how significant it would be for him to win the award.

"The Golden Ball is the entrance ticket to the world of the greats," he said.

"This is the clear proof that you are the best in the world. For my generation, it is first of all a fight between Messi and Ronaldo. If you go back a long way, you also remember Ronaldinho, but Messi and Ronaldo put everything else in their shadow. Every year everyone wondered who would win the award this time, it It was amazing, it was amazing to see them."

The star of the French national team added and said: "For me, this is a very good barometer, you only have to look at the list of Ballon d'Or winners to understand, each of them left their mark on the history of the industry in their own way. They are all legends. From a young age I dreamed of winning this title."

When asked how he felt to be selected for the Top 10 in 2017, he replied: "I was incredibly proud, it was a huge step for me. I felt like I was one of the greats, I received my certificate. I think that now I am better, more stable, a better candidate. Now I think I'm one of 4-5 names that will routinely appear on these lists."

Even Mbappe himself admitted that if he had moved to Real Madrid, his chances of winning the Ballon d'Or would have been higher: "Real is a Ballon d'Or machine, but in the end what brings you the win is not the club but yourself. I am convinced that I can win this title in Paris."

Lots of mutual respect.

Benzema and Mbappe (Photo: GettyImages, David S. Bustamante)

When asked if he had spoken to Lionel Messi about the Ballon d'Or, Mbappe replied: "Yes, on the morning of the previous ceremony. He was very stressed to collect his seventh trophy, you would have thought he was used to it, but no. I told him that, after six wins, I was just Came with a latex cigar. But it proves that he is still excited like a child."

Finally, when asked to choose the three best players in the past season, he said: "Karim Benzema, me and Sadio Mane. Karim is the favorite, he is 34 years old and he had the season of his life."

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