Luka Modric believes that the teammate Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid has the potential to claim several balloon d’Or titles from Los Blancos.
After leaving Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer last summer, Mbappe joined Real Madrid in the most discussed signing of the transfer window.
Despite the fact that he experienced some first struggles, he has found his shape and now excels for the Spanish giants.
The 25-year-old has already yielded 31 goals in all matches for Madrid, with an impressive count of 10 goals in his last nine LaLala tripes.
Mbappe currently has international service with the national team of France, because they want to destroy a 2-0 deficit in their quarter-final collision of the Nations League against Modric’s Croatia.
The two club teammates go against each other in the decisive second stage of tonight, with a place in the final at stake.
🤍🫂 Luka Modrić: “Mbappé makes it easy, maybe I had never seen this before! What surprised me the most is the person he is”.
“He is an incredible guy, very modest, always a joke with us, very calm,” said Telephoot.
“They said it is not his best season and he scored 30 goals …”. pic.twitter.com/qrl5deew1x
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Prior to the competition, Modric shared his admiration for Mbappe and predicted that he could soon be recognized as the world’s best player.
“On Kylian as a football player there is nothing left to say – he is one of the best players in the world,” Modric told Telefoot.
“He has so many skills and frankly, it is something that I have rarely seen. But what makes me the most impression on him is his personality. He is an incredible boy, very modest, always ready to make a joke, to help his teammates. He is calm.
“Kylian, from the outside, you can say that it has not been his best season, but he still has more than 30 goals. Imagine he increases his level!
“Kylian is an incredible talent, one of the best I have seen, but as I said, which makes me the most impression on him is his personality because he is really an incredible boy.
“If Kylian keeps doing things like this, help real Madrid as he does, I am sure he will be one of the favorites not to win one, but a few balloon d’or.”
