‘Nonsense’ – Kylian Mbappé Claim Boost Barcelona, PSG Stars Ballon d’Or Chances

On the latest Ensemble PSG Podcast , French football expert Jonathan Johnson noted that he doesn’t see Kylian Mbappé entering the Ballon d’Or conversation even if Real Madrid win the Club World Cup.

“I think, specific to Mbappé and Real Madrid’s situation, it would be ridiculous for Mbappé’s Ballon d’Or weight to hinge solely on scoring a handful of goals and helping them win the Club World Cup—especially when many of the teams won’t even be at full strength because they’re not taking the competition entirely seriously, needing to rest players ahead of next season.

“So for me, it would be nonsense. But there’s a lot of nonsense in modern football, unfortunately. I’m not going to say it will happen, but I wouldn’t totally rule out some stupidity like that either.”