Dembele Has My Vote To Win The Next Ballon d’Or Award – Mbappe

Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe has come out to back Ousmane Dembele to win the next Ballon d’Or award. He recently backed his fellow Frenchman after his incredible season with PSG, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, he intends to vote for compatriot Dembele ahead of Lamine Yamal and Vinicius Junior to win the prestigious prize, and his decision is because he deserves it.

Mbappe added that his choice is very clear, and the reasoning behind it is quite obvious.

“Would I vote for Dembele? Yes. I don’t think it needs much explaining. People are talking about Lamine Yamal and Dembele, but my choice is clear: I vote for Dembele.”

WOW.

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.