Real Madrid star Thibaut Courtois has this week admitted that teammate Kylian Mbappé already has one eye on the Ballon d’Or award for 2027.
Frontman Mbappé was of course left disappointed at the Ballon d’Or gala for the latest occasion last week. Amongst the very frontrunners to be named world football’s best player for the last 12 months, the Frenchman ultimately lost out to Bayern Munich goalscorer Harry Kane.
Mbappé finished 2nd in the voting, just missing out on a prestigious accolade which has evaded the 27-year-old throughout his glittering career to date.
As alluded to above, though, if the latest word stemming from Spain’s capital is anything to go by, then Mbappé appears far from ready to give up on his ‘Golden Ball’ dreams.
Since last week’s ceremony in London, the former Paris Saint-Germain standout has found the net in both of his appearances.
And speaking during an exchange with the media in the aftermath of Real Madrid’s Champions League victory over AEK Athens on Wednesday night, Thibaut Courtois admitted:
“Kylian Mbappé is now trying to win the 2027 Ballon d’Or, and we will help him by trying to win La Liga and the Champions League.”
Conor Laird – GSFN
