Sadio Mané serious candidate for the Ballon d’Or 2022
After his new double on Tuesday in the Champions League in Real Madrid’s defeat against Manchester City (3-4), the Spanish and French media have, for the most part, considered that Karim Benzema had already folded the race for the Ballon d’Or 2022.
Not for Samir Nasri. The former Arsenal attacking midfielder names two other players who are serious candidates for the succession of Lionel Messi, winner of the last two editions. “I think De Bruyne and Mané are Benzema’s most serious contenders for the Ballon d’Or. Mané has already won the African Cup of Nations with Senegal, he qualified his country for the World Cup and he can potentially make a historic quadruple with Liverpool.
(…)Kylian Mbappe? He lost in the knockout stages of the Champions League… Even if he is exceptional and holds Paris alone, I think he will not be in the race”, judges the former French international on the set of Canal+.
Sadio Mané serious candidate for the Ballon d’Or 2022
Written by Eric Barry Saka