Haaland, Mbappe, Vinicius are said to be the trio that will fight for the Ballon d’Or of the future, but there will be a fourth star to join the battle.

Former striker Patrick Kluivert, who won the Champions League at Ajax and La Liga in Barcelona as well as the top scorer for the Netherlands at Euro 2000, recently had an interview with journalist Guillem Balague (author of many books). biographies of footballers such as Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Maradona). Kluivert shares his assessment of future football, notably the race for the Ballon d’Or.

Mbappe, Vinicius, Haaland and Musiala are the 4 players Kluivert thinks will compete for the Ballon d’Or of the new generation

With Messi and Ronaldo both parting ways from European football this year, it may be the last time Messi wins a Ballon d’Or and then the race will move on to the next generation as Karim Benzema also went to Saudi Arabia to compete. fight. The game is supposed to be between Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe, but Kluivert thinks two more players are likely to win.

“I think between Haaland, Mbappe and Vinicius, one of them will win the Ballon d’Or,” Kluivert said. “They are the players that make us excited to watch football, and they are having an impact on the landscape of European football, both at club and national team. They will be the pioneers of the next generation, but there will also be other players competing with these three stars.”

When Balague asked him to choose between Pedri, Bellingham, Kvaratskhelia, Saka, etc., Kluivert said that the person who contested the Ballon d’Or with the aforementioned trio would be Jamal Musiala playing for Bayern Munich and the German national team. “I cannot describe, his ability to get out of difficult situations is second to none and it is a skill rarely seen in attacking players. He’s very young but he’s definitely started at Bayern, it will only be a matter of time before Musiala becomes the top player in the world,” he commented.

Balague also asked Kluivert about his assessment of the Premier League title race, especially the question of which team can topple Man City after Arsenal were out of breath last season. Kluivert said: “Arsenal I think next year will challenge Man City again, but there will be Newcastle because they have a strong team with a solid structure. Liverpool, Chelsea, MU will all have certain opportunities but they have to improve a lot, while Arsenal and Newcastle have the foundation to prepare to make it difficult for Man City.”