Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi, both teammates at Paris Saint-Germain, are now competing for the UNFP Ligue 1 ‘Player of the Year’ title for the 2022-23 season.
Both players were named to the UNFP’s official website as nominees for the award.
RC Lens teammates Lois Openda and Seko Fofana, as well as LOSC Lille Metropole’s Jonathan David, are also on the list.
Mbappe, a France international, has won the prize the previous three times it has been given.
The award was ruled worthless for the 2019-20 season because to the COVID-19 epidemic.
Mbappe’s hot streak has continued this season, with 26 goals and five assists in 31 league appearances.
Messi, on the other side, has done well with 15 goals..
In 29 Ligue 1 games, he scored one goal and assisted on another With 19 goals in 35 Ligue 1 games this season, the 23-year-old Openda has led Lens to the title.
