LIGUE 1 - Ballon d'Or, PSG: Messi will support Neymar and Mbappe

Since his arrival with fanfare in France this summer, Lionel Messi (34) has never spoken in the French media. La Pulga recently delivered to our colleagues from France Football for an interview which will come out this Saturday but whose first extracts have already filtered.

This Friday, La Chaine L'Equipe broadcast a short part of the interview with number 30 of PSG. Great news of the moment, the Ballon d'Or 2021, of which the 30 winners are now known, was mentioned in particular by the six-time winner of this prestigious award.

"I have two players in my team for whom I will vote like Neymar and Kylian (Mbappe)", initially launched the Argentinian, before continuing. “After that, there are players at the individual level who have had a great season, like (Robert) Lewandowski. (Karim) Benzema also had a great year at the individual level. It's hard to say because what you've done collectively matters a lot to the Ballon d'Or. Lately the headlines have been carrying a lot of weight. In previous years, we looked more for the best player of the year. “Leo Messi is precisely one of the main favorites for this 2021 edition of the Ballon d'Or.