“Better Than [Kylian] Mbappe” – After PSG President’s Audacious Ballon d’Or Claim, Neymar’s 32YO Teammate Branded as the ‘Best Winger’ in the World

The Saudi League is starting to become one of the most followed leagues in the world. The league has some of this generation’s most talented and gifted players. One such superstar has to be Neymar Jr. The former Santos player decided to leave French giants PSG and join Al-Hilal. But it wasn’t the famous Brazilian who has caught the media’s attention recently. In fact, it was one of his teammates who was recently termed the ‘best winger’ better than all the major soccer stars out there.

Al-Hilal has dominated the SPL by winning four league titles between 2016 and 2022. They started the season in style and are only behind league leaders Al-Ittihad in the table. The club has recruited superbly this season, bringing in some talents including the likes of Aleksandar Mitrovic, Ruben Neves, etc. But none of their foreign superstars were in the spotlight, as it was one of their very own homegrown stars.

Neymar Jr.’s teammate was named as the best winger in the world over Mbappe!

Neymar Jr.’s teammate, Salem Al Dawsari, has been called the ‘best winger’ on the planet, even better than World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe. The Saudi winger has been in excellent form this season as well. He already has seven goal contributions in eight games. The Al Hilal winger has won the league five times. He will be looking to continue his excellent form and help Al-Hilal win the league.

Despite Neymar’s arrival at the club, the Saudi-born forward is one of the fan favorites. However, being compared to Kylian Mbappe came across as quite unusual. But nothing seems to be stopping the Saudi Arabian soccer star. He’s been in the limelight for a long time. Maybe his coming into the limelight could earn him a move to Europe so that he could test his skills at the highest level.

On the other hand, what’s been happening with Kylian Mbappe? The well-known President of PSG recently made a bold claim regarding the winner of this year’s Ballon d’Or winner. What did he exactly say? Let’s dive deeper.

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PSG President’s bold claim on the Ballon d’Or

Despite Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland being the clear favorites to win the Ballon d’Or this year, PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi picks his star Kylian Mbappe as the one who deserves it. He confidently said, “We have the best player in the world”. I think Kylian Mbappé deserves the Ballon d’Or”. The Frenchman had a fantastic season, especially at the World Cup. Despite scoring a hattrick in the final, it was still not enough for the French as they were not able to retain the World Cup.

At club level, He bagged 41 goals for the French club across all competitions. The Ballon d’Or ceremony is on 30 October in Paris. It will be interesting to see who lifts the trophy. Kylian Mbappe has started this season too in excellent form. He is the top scorer of the league. The forward was also on the scoresheet in PSG’s UEFA Champions League opening game. At such a young age, Kylian Mbappe already has the world at his feet!

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