his controversial decision to win the Ballon d'Or

MBAPPÉ’S HIGHLIGHTS MOMENTS AT PSG

The quest for Kylian Mbappé

Since his professional debut in December 2015, Kylian Mbappé has continued to break precocity records. Whether with AS Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain or the French team, he impressed enormously and quickly established himself as the future best player in the world. Many football observers compared him at the time to King Pelé, who almost signed for a major French club in the 1970s.

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But at 25, the French striker, despite a world champion title, seems far from the standards of the Brazilian legend. Particularly because he is missing several important trophieslike the Champions League, the Euro and especially the Ballon d'Or, which was one of his most important personal goals. While he was promised to win the prize several times, his record is still blank in 2024.

Mbappé is in a dead end

The Ballon d'Or has always been Kylian Mbappé's dream. Since the 2016/2017 season, his first full professional season, the French player has always been in the top 10 of the prestigious award. This is already an incredible feat. But he has never done better than third place in 2023. He was notably beaten by Luka Modric, Lionel Messi or his compatriot Karim Benzema who was adored by Zinédine Zidane.

From now on, the Merengues striker is in competition with Vinicius JuniorErling Haaland or even Lamine Yamal and Jude Bellingham. His Brazilian teammate from Real Madrid is the big favorite to win the 2024 edition. He managed to catch up with the player trained in Bondy. In order to quickly win individual distinction, Kylian Mbappé has a very clear plan.

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Mbappé's plan to win the Ballon d'Or

If Kylian Mbappé wants to win the Ballon d'Or, he knows that he must win the most prestigious titles, starting with the Champions League. A competition where he is used to scoring, but which he has never managed to lift. What often makes the difference in votes. Because despite his individual statistics which are generally excellent, the lack of victory in the Big Ears Cup prevents him from becoming a Ballon d'Or winner.

To fill this gap, Kylian Mbappé made the decision, according to information from Foot Marketto take it easy with the French team. The striker believes he needs to focus on his games with Real Madrid and wants only play important matches with the Blues like at the Euro or the World Cup. His state of mind is increasingly worrying public opinion.

The 2025 Golden Ball, Mbappé's goal

The information should obviously be taken with a grain of salt since the one who is at the heart of a scandal because of an evening in Sweden has never confirmed this famous choice. The fact remains that Kylian Mbappé was absent from the last gathering with France, while he participated in the matches with the White House club. Which could therefore confirm the words of the French newspaper, which adds that his goal is to win the 2025 edition of the Ballon d’or.

In addition, the Blues locker room is starting to get fed up with the behavior of the former AS Monaco prodigy. Suffice to say that even if he left PSG last summer, Kylian Mbappé continues to make news in France. And despite this eventful start in Spain, his dream remains the same, namely to win the Ballon d'Or at least once in his career.