- Mbappé, Kane, Vinicius and Bellingham are all nominated as top contenders.
- The final of the Champions League, the European Championship and the Copa America will be decisive.
- Harry Kane played at a very high level, but the performances of his teammates were not up to par.
According to Mundo Deportivo, at the moment five footballers are favorites to win the Ballon d’Or at the end of the season. They are Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Kylian Mbappé and Florian Wirtz.
Harry Kane played at a very high level, but the performances of his teammates were not up to the mark, which meant that the Bavarian team, for the first time in eleven years, did not win the Bundesliga. Leverkusen have been the big sensation in Germany, and Bayern still have the bullet of the Champions League, where they await Madrid in the semi-finals, to save the season.
Kane has scored 41 goals in 40 games this season and will be in contention for the Golden Shoe with Kylian Mbappé. The Englishman has 30 goals in the Bundesliga, compared to the Frenchman’s 26 in Ligue 1. The striker, captain of England, also aims to win the European Championship with his national team.
Kylian Mbappé faces his last chance to win the Champions League with PSG, from whom he will leave for Real Madrid in the summer, barring a dramatic turnaround. His 41 goals in 42 appearances speaks for itself for his extraordinary season. The French captain will try to lead France to the title of European champion, a competition they have not won since 2000.
Jude Bellingham’s superb performance in his first season at Real Madrid has surprised even the most bullish on his signing. The 20-year-old’s adaptation to the club has been meteoric and he is already one of the big idols at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Vinicius Junior’s progress since the arrival of Carlo Ancelotti on the Madrid bench continues to be unstoppable. The Brazilian is already one of the most decisive players in the world and is the offensive leader of the Whites.
Florian Wirtz is the star of Bayer Leverkusen, newly crowned Bundesliga champions for the first time in its history. His 11 goals and 11 assists made him the leader of Xabi Alonso’s team, without a doubt the big sensation of the season in European football.
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