Jeremie Aliadiere has said that Kylian Mbappe can no longer win the 2026 Ballon d’Or. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
Admitting that Kylian will need to wait another 12 months before staking another claim to the most prestigious of individual honours, Jeremie stated that Messi is clearly becoming the man to beat for the award.
He added that Mbappe would have stood a better chance if he had won a trophy with Real Madrid last season.
His words, “Yeah, I think so. I think if he’s had a fantastic year in terms of winning something with Real Madrid, then he probably could still be in the running but without winning anything with Madrid…
Even if on a personal level, I thought he had a great season, scored a ridiculous amount of goals and carried the team for most part of the season. So, individually, he’s had a fantastic season but, unfortunately, without winning any trophies we know the rules to be a Ballon d’Or. You’ve got to win, Champions League or World Cup or Euros.
So, having not done that, I can’t see him being the Ballon d’Or. It’s a shame because I thought Harry Kane would have had a good shot if England went all the way as well, but same for him.
I think it’ll probably be one of Argentina. Messi, if he wins it again, I think everybody’s just going to be mesmerised by the age and what he’s produced at the World Cup and forget that he plays in MLS for Inter Miami.”
Kylian Mbappe Lottin (born 20 December 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and captains the France national team. Regarded as one of the best players in the world, he is renowned for his dribbling abilities, exceptional speed, and finishing.
Kylian Mbappé Lottin was born on 20 December 1998 in the 19th arrondissement of Paris and was raised in Bondy, Seine-Saint-Denis, in the northeastern suburbs of Paris. His father, Wilfrid , is originally from Cameroon, and, as well as being his agent, is a football coach. His mother, Fayza Lamari, is of Algerian Kabyle origin and is a former handball player.
He has a younger brother, Ethan, who plays in the Paris Saint-Germain Academy. Their older adoptive brother, Jirès Kembo Ekoko, is a former professional footballer.
On 22 February 2018, Mbappé was joined by former African strikers George Weah and Didier Drogba in a meeting with French President, Emmanuel Macron and FIFA president Gianni Infantino at the Élysée Palace in Paris, which focused on a sports development project in Africa. Mbappé stated that the development of African sport is important to him due to his parents’ African origins.
