Kylian Mbappe Told to Leave PSG for a ‘Bigger Club’ as France Legend Dishes Ballon d’Or Advice

The quest for the Ballon d’Or continues for Kylian Mbappe. Despite having a great season where he won the World Cup Golden Boot, Ligue 1, and scored 41 goals, the French striker could only get the 3rd position. The youngest-ever Ballon d’Or nominee is now in the prime of his career. Yet, he still hasn’t solidified himself as the best player in the world. Perhaps a change of scenery would do well for Kylian. Well, that’s certainly the opinion of a French soccer legend.

Mbappe nearly joined Real Madrid in 2022. However, the much-awaited transfer saga was seemingly postponed as Kylian Mbappe extended his PSG contract. Despite winning trophies, PSG’s struggles continued in the UCL, while Real Madrid has dominated the tournament in recent times. Perhaps, a compelling reason for Mbappe to switch to the Bernabeu.

French legend gives Kylian Mbappe the secret for Ballon d’Or success

It’s no surprise that playing for big clubs gives you more recognition. For evidence, Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus, and Bayern Munich are among the top 5 clubs with the most Ballon d’Or winners. This seems to be the line of thought of Christian Karembeu, Olympiacos sporting director and former French soccer player. Karembeu said, “Kylian I think that he already won many titles in France. I think he understands that to be or to win a Ballon d’Or you need to go to a bigger club“. He also gave the examples of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, players who won the Ballon d’Or by playing for the biggest clubs, Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Yet, the French legend said that it might be possible for Kylian Mbappe to win a Golden Ball in Paris. He added, “But maybe he will be with Paris Saint Germain and winning the Ballon d’Or so doesn’t matter it’s only about performances and he’s showing the world that he is capable“. It seems that Karembeu considers Mbappe as a player capable of doing the extraordinary.

Despite losing out the Ballon d’Or to Lionel Messi, Mbappe did not find the decision controversial as many others did. In fact, he lauded his former teammate, whom Mbappe believes was the deserved winner.

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Mbappe named Messi as the ‘deserved’ winner of the Ballon d’Or

Recently, Kylian Mbappe gave his opinion on Messi’s Ballon d’Or victory. The French attacker praised Messi as the best player in history and called him as the deserving winner. However, Mbappe also revealed a key reason for Messi’s victory.

Kylian Mbappe highlighted the World Cup success as the major reason for Messi’s victory. It makes sense considering that Mbappe and Messi played together for PSG where Mbappe was voted as the best player. This is also likely the reason why Erling Haaland was snubbed despite winning a historic treble with Manchester City.

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