Cristiano Ronaldo has backed Kylian Mbappé to be a success at Real Madrid, even tipping the Frenchman to win this year’s Ballon d’Or.
Mbappé joined Madrid on a free transfer this summer and was immediately seen as the heir to Ronaldo’s record-breaking Madrid throne. pressure that the Frenchman has already moved to get off his shoulders.
After a difficult start to the 2024/25 campaign, in which Mbappé was kept scoreless in his first three league games and struggled at international level with France, the current Madrid star received some words of support from Ronaldo.
“I think he’ll be fine, to be honest,” he said UR Cristiano. The club structure is nice, good and solid. They have a great coach and a president who has been there for many, many years.
“I don’t think it’s a big problem for him, because his talent, he’s shown everything he can do. I think he’ll do well, honestly.
“In my opinion, he can be the next Ballon d’Or (winner) for the next few years. He, probably (Erling) Haaland, (Jude) Bellingham, Lamine (Yamal) … I think this new generation, they have a lot of potential, but I think (Mbappe) will do very well.”
