Courtois believes Haaland is good enough to beat Messi, Mbappe to win FIFA The Best award.
Revealing the 6 nominees for the 2023 PFA Player of the Year award, coming from 3 clubs, 1 team has 3 contenders.
On August 17, 2023, the English Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) announced the names of the 6 nominees for the 2023 Player of the Year award, led by Erling Haaland, Manchester City’s top striker. Manchester City, who scored 52 goals in all competitions Since the first season of moving from Borussia Dortmund, he has led the team to win 3 championships including the English Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League.
- Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois believes Erling Haaland is more deserving of the FIFA The Best award than Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe.
- The FIFA The Best award will presented at a ceremony in London on January 15.
Thibaut Courtois believes Manchester City striker Erling Haaland is more deserving of the FIFA The Best award than Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe.
While Manchester City has 3 players in the running for the 2023 PFA Player of the Year award,
in addition to Erling Haaland, there are also Kevin De Bruyne and John Stones. Dart too
The other three candidates are Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard, two stars from Arsenal, last season’s Premier League runner-up. The former scored 14 goals and 11 assists, while the latter scored 15 goals and 7 assists.
Courtois said: “It is always great to have the opportunity to play against them, for example in the Champions League. I tried to block Haaland’s goal but his team-mates scored.”
“Mbappe and Messi are also great players, but I think Haaland is the most deserving of the award. Because he won the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup and scored a ton of goals. So he deserves it. Although the other two also scored a lot of goals. We just have to wait.”
Inter Miami superstar Messi, an eight-time Ballon d’Or winner, is the favorite to win the individual award again when FIFA will present the Best award in London on January 15.