Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe, who won the French Footballer of the Year award for the 2023/24 season, has praised Arsenal defender William Saliba, saying he is also deserving of the award.

    France Football magazine has announced the best French player of last season, ufabet https://ufabet999.app with Mbappe in fine form for Paris Saint-Germain, scoring 44 goals in all competitions, winning Ligue 1 and the cup, and reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League.

    Mbappe received 56 votes to claim the award, just five ahead of Arsenal’s star player Saliba, and the 25-year-old, who currently plays for Real Madrid, hailed his compatriot as deserving of the prize.

    “You have to be fair, William Saliba deserves it too,” Mbappe told France Football.

The France captain won the award in his seventh and final season at Paris Saint-Germain, a season in which he netted 52 goals as he drove his side towards a third consecutive Ligue 1 title, a Coupe de France title, and a run to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League.

Mbappé therefore earned 56 points in the vote, five more than second-placed William Saliba (23). The former AS Saint-Étienne and Olympique de Marseille centre-back enjoyed a stellar campaign, featuring in the Premier League Team of the Season as the Gunners ran Manchester City close for the title. It was also a year in which Saliba cemented a position as a regular starter for the France national team.