asked before France Football On the Ballon d’Or, Bernardo Silva believes Kylian Mbappe has fallen too far behind Lionel Messi or Erling Haaland to be able to win the 2022-2023 edition.
At the end of the 2022-2023 season, former Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva told the magazine. France Football. The Portuguese especially mention the Golden Ball, which is now awarded to reward the best player of the season, and is no longer from the calendar year.
And for Silva, the Argentine Lionel Messi is the favorite to win the eighth title in fifteen years. “Until now, you have to say Messi because he won the World Cup,” says the Sky Blues playmaker. “Then, if Manchester City wins the Champions League, you can also say Haaland. If it’s Real Madrid, you can say Vinicius Junior, who just had a great season. We’ll have to wait until the end of the season to see who wins the Champions League, and who Win the championship”, establishes the protection of Pep Guardiola.
Bernardo Silva says: “Mbappe will be at the top but he won’t win the Ballon d’Or”
Haaland (51 goals and 8 assists in all competitions with City), Vinicius (23 goals and 21 assists with Real Madrid) and Messi (20 goals and 19 assists with PSG) would steal the show from Kylian Mbappe, who are out of the running according to The Portuguese, despite his 36 goals and 9 assists with Paris, and his 8 World Cup achievements.
“Kylian lost the World Cup final, he was eliminated from the Champions League. He will be at the top but he won’t win it this year,” predicts Bernardo Silva, his former Parisian teammate when the two players played in Monaco. And in conclusion: “Between Messi and the man who won the Champions League, you have three or four players who can win it.”
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