By declaring that he is now prepared to win his first Ballon d’Or, Kylian Mbappe has warned football that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s reign as the best players in the world is coming to an end and that someone else must step up. There has been much speculation that the next football rivalry will be between Mbappe and Erling Haaland of Manchester City.
The attacker for Paris Saint-Germain, Kylian Mbappe, has made it seem as though he is claiming to be the rightful successor to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Mbappe has been widely predicted to replace the two arch-rivals who have dominated football headlines for more than ten years.
Together, the two have received 12 Ballon d’Ors in addition to numerous other individual and team honors. Since making his debut at the age of 17, Mbappe has captivated the football world.
The French star is aiming to win his first Ballon d’Or after earlier in the summer rejecting a move to Champions League record-holders Real Madrid. In an interview with the New York Times, the 23-year-old sent a stern warning to Messi and Ronaldo. I believe I’m in line to take home the Ballon d’Or. I frequently claim to dream about everything. I have no boundaries. So, of course, it’s a new generation, as you say. And you’re going to stop, Ronaldo and Messi. We need to look for someone new, someone different.
The turnaround of Messi and Ronaldo’s fortunes supports Mbappe’s comments. At PSG, Messi, Mbappe’s teammate, seems to play a less role than he did at Barcelona.
Ronaldo has made just one start for Erik ten Hag and has yet to score this year in any tournament. His chances of winning another Ballon d’Or are also significantly hampered by his absence from the Champions League.
Despite passing up the opportunity to join Real Madrid earlier in the summer to extend his time with the Parisians, Kylian Mbappé has refused to rule it out. Mbappé chose to sign a lucrative three-year contract with PSG despite intense speculation linking him to a summer transfer to Real Madrid.
The Frenchman’s choice to remain with the French champions caused a lot of commotion in Madrid because the defending European champions believed the player misled them about his intentions to join the team and that they lost a lot of time trying to sign him.
