Who is the best player in the world today?:
The lowering of the level and the advanced age of Messi and Cristiano leads us to wonder who is the successor of these two stars.
Age passes for everyone, and neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo is the exception to this rule. Although both players are still world figures, it seems that they are no longer at the level of previous years. So the big question arises: Who is the best player in the world right now?
The first that can come to mind is Robert Lewandowski. The Pole is proving to be a goal-scoring machine. During the past season, he scored 15 goals in the Champions League, being the top scorer in the competition and one of the great bastions of his team in the achievement of the title; These are some of the achievements that are worth being the favorite to win The Best award. This season, the 32-year-old striker has scored 12 goals in 9 Bundesliga games.
Another player who is knocking on the door to take the throne, is nothing more and nothing less than Neymar. The Brazilian -who has once again made the news for his recent statements expressing his desire to play with Messi again- shows his talent and importance in every game he plays. He could not be crowned in the UEFA Champions League final with PSG last year after a great individual journey in the tournament, but this season he is once again key in the Champions League, having scored three goals in five games; in addition, of course, the magic and dribbling that 'O Rei' Neymar brings.
In addition to the Polish striker and the Brazilian attacker, another candidate for the throne may be the partner of the second-mentioned, Kylian Mbappé. The Frenchman shows that each season he progresses as a player. He is the current top scorer in Ligue 1, with nine goals in twelve games. His goals will surely be key for the Parisian team, which is playing the qualification for the knockout stages of the Champions League and the leadership in the league championship.
And the last - but not least - candidate that comes to mind when talking about the best footballers in the world (without naming Messi or Cristiano), is Kevin De Bruyne. Despite Manchester City's bad start to the Premier League campaign, the Belgian is showing, in addition to a great scoring ability, his excellent vision of the game; although this aspect is a novelty in him. In the league, De Bruyne is the second-highest assistant, with five assists in eight games; He is only behind Harry Kane, who has nine assists. In the Champions League, the 29-year-old is the top assistant with four-goal passes.
Who is the best player in the world? He may be among these four, but what is certain is that the future of football is in very good hands.
