Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe are both tipping Paris Saint-Germain teammate Neymar to win the Ballon d’Or with their team.
PSG trio Neymar, Cavani and Mbappe were all named among the 30 contenders for the 2017 Ballon d’Or on Monday.
The striker from Uruguay said any differences have now been ironed out and that he is hopeful the ex-Barcelona man can get his hands on football’s most prestigious individual honour.
“I spoke with him and told him what I thought, but they’re things that stay in the dressing room,” he told Ovacion. “I’m not going to tell you what we said to each other. The only thing I want is that all those who join the team do so with the intention of fighting for the team’s goals.
Individual honours will come because the team does well, that means everyone is working well.
“And if we have the best in the world, that’s great for me. I have said several times I want him to have the Ballon d’Or because if that happens it means he’ll have scored lots of goals and he’ll have helped us win things. And what I want is to win things, that’s what interests me.”
Mbappe, 18, who is the youngest player to have ever been nominated for the prize, says he is there to “help” Neymar win it, while he is confident the forward will lead PSG to Champions League success.
Asked about the competition with Neymar for the prize, he told France Football: “I do not see myself in competition with my teammates. Today, Neymar is our best player. Therefore, it is him at PSG who stands the best chance of winning soon.
“I am here to help him and I will do everything to make sure that he gets there because he is very close to winning this award. He will also help us to win the Champions League.”
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