‘Mbappe Can Win The Balon D’Or’ – Appiah

Nantes defender, Dennis Appiah opines that Kylian Mbappe has what it to win the Ballon D’Or.

The French forward finished in the 2019 Ballon D’Or top 10 ranking, with his goal stats for the year only bettered by those of Lionel Messi.

Appiah says Mbappe is a potential Ballon d’Or winner after finishing sixth in this year’s event.

The World Cup winner finished behind eventual winner, Lionel Messi, Liverpool’s Virgil Van Dijk, Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo and African duo of Sadio Mane and Mohammed Salah.

In an interview with Goal, the Nantes defender had this to say about Mbappe.

“If he continues this way, without a problem, he will go very, very high. I find that he masters his career very well with his entourage,” said the French man of Ghanaian descent.

“Football, he knows. He knows how to play. He just needs to be not too often injured. He is a great player, who goes very fast, who has great physical qualities, who can score a lot of goals, so obviously he is the striker that everyone dreams to have.”

Appiah added:

“Of course he has the qualities to win the Ballon d’Or. He depends on what he wins, his state of form, his injuries, full of parameters … In the past, we said that Neymar could win the Ballon d’Or and for the moment, he still doesn’t. He needs to focus on what he’s doing well with his club and the national team. With a little luck, he will eventually win it in the future.”

Nantes are poised to lock horns with Paris Saint Germain at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday night and Appiah can see his club causing an upset against the French Champions if they keep their heads up.

“We will have everything to gain for the chance, that’s true. All this is to take this game seriously, with our qualities,” the defender said.

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