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After years of dominance by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski is currently sitting on the world footballer’s throne. If Jesse Lingard has his way, Kylian Mbappe (22) can inherit from Bayern Munich’s top scorer.
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“I think if he goes on like this, if he keeps playing like this, he can be the next Ballon d’Or winner,” said the England international for West Ham United on the PRESENTING YouTube channel.
He doesn’t know the French personally, Lingard continues. “But he’s a brilliant footballer and he seems like a nice guy off the pitch.” He saw Mbappe and Neymar’s Instagram videos that were “in a good mood”.
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There is also a good mood at Lingard at the moment. The offensive player played no role at Manchester United under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, was loaned to West Ham United in the winter transfer window.
The 28-year-old has since scored nine goals in ten Premier League games. Thanks to Lingard, the Hammers can dream of their first Champions League qualification. Six game days before the end of the season, the Londoners are level on points with Chelsea in fifth place in the table.
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