Luis Figo, former Real Madrid player with whom he won the Ballon d’Or in 2000 and the Champions League in 2002, acknowledged that “of course” he would like to see Frenchman Kylian Mbappé, Paris Saint Germain striker, at Real. Madrid.
«Yes, I would like to see it, of course man. I am a Madrid fan, so I always wish the best for the club and that it can gather among the best in the world. He has announced that he will not continue at Paris Saint-Germain so we have to see what happens next », recognized the Portuguese at the event held in Madrid to meet the nominees for the Laureus Awards, where he stated that Mbappé will one day be nominated for these awards because he is “one of the best players in the world.”
The former player was full of praise when talking about English Jude BellinghamReal Madrid footballer who is nominated in the Newcomer of the Year category, stating that his performance “is being spectacular” and praised his quick adaptation.
«The performance is being spectacular and with all his talent and qualities he is in an impressive moment and we hope it lasts. Adapting at such a young age to a team like Madrid with the pressure that there is is impressive because I know the difficulties of going to a big team,” said the Lisbon native, who confessed that he would have a place in Madrid now but did not get upset when asked about who. It would be a winner if the current Real Madrid faced the ‘galacticos’.
«I don’t know, I don’t have a crystal ball. In football and sports, generations cannot be compared because they depend on many factors and the players are different. It is very difficult to answer because in sport 2 + 2 many times are not 4 and that is why it is very complicated,” he indicated.
When talking about the Spanish women’s soccer team, current champion of the Women’s World Cup held last August, which will choose to obtain the statuette of best team of the year, Figo defined it as a “historic achievement” and gave as an example the work that is doing in the country.
«For all Spaniards and sports lovers it has been an impressive achievement. It is a sport that is growing and developing and an example is all the work that is being done in Spain at the level of federation, entities and clubs and we hope it continues like this,” stressed the former player, who recognized that everyone would agree. if women’s football could generate more.
«Women’s football is growing in every sense, including financially, and in terms of numbers it will surely be an incentive for investment in the future. Although in the first years it is logical that the return is negative, it is an investment; the more it is generated, the more it can be distributed. “Everyone will agree that if 3, 4, 5, 10 or 20 times more could be generated, we would all be happy to distribute those quantities and we hope that will be the case in the future,” he concluded. EFE
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