Recently, the well-known German football data website "Transfer Market" released a set of the most expensive squad in the Champions League, Haaland (170 million euros, 21 years old, Manchester City) overtook Mbappe (160 million euros, 23 years old, Paris) to become the first man, and Vinicius (120 million euros, 21 years old, Real Madrid) ranked behind the two.
Now Messi is 35 years old and Ronaldo is 37 years old, the peak years of the two have long passed, once known as the third person after Mero - Neymar, Hazard, De Bruyne, etc. are unable to take the baton, and the future football situation after Mero must be the world of the new generation of players. So who is most likely to be the successor of Messi and Ronaldo, and who will dominate world football in the future? Judging from the current transfer market player value, the top player in future football is likely to be born from the following three players, namely Manchester City's Norwegian striker Haaland, Paris' French striker Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid's Brazilian striker Vinicius.
Erling Haaland
At present, Haaland has scored 22 goals and provided three assists in 16 games for Manchester City, showing super finishing ability, and the total number of goals created is equal to that of Messi. Fast speed, excellent physical fitness, good timing, sensitive running position, smell in front of goal, excellent shooting are Haaland's advantages, the ability to win against the wind, the delicate sense of the feet, the role of the center fulcrum needs to be strengthened, and there are relatively many injuries. In addition, Haaland is ahead of Mbappe and Vinicius, that is, in addition to his excellent performance on the field, Haaland's humble and humorous performance off the field has won the unanimous appreciation of almost all fans, including opponent fans.
However, if Haaland wants to become the first man in football, there is still a fatal flaw, which is the lack of major championships and heavyweight individual honors. Although Haaland has stood out from his peers, these accolades are not enough to reach the top of world football. Haaland's Norwegian national team is weak overall, and it is highly unlikely that it will win the World Series at national team level. In addition to winning the Premier League and the Champions League, Norway needs to be brought to the World Cup and led the team further.
(1) National team: None.
(2) Club: Austrian League and Cup Champion 2018-2019, German Cup Champion 2020-2021.
(3) Individual awards: European Golden Boy Award 2020, Champions League Golden Boot 2020-2021, Champions League Best Striker, Norwegian Footballer of the Year 2020 and 2021, Bundesliga MVP 2020-21.
Killian Mbappe
At present, Mbappe has made 18 appearances in Paris, scoring 18 goals and assisting five times, which is somewhat less efficient than Haaland. Fast speed and excellent dribbling skills are Mbappe's strengths, but poor headers, shooting skills are not comprehensive enough, and it is relatively "unique", personal interests overtake the interests of the team, and is not welcomed by teammates and fans, and is called "President Mappe" by fans.
Mbappe was the first of the three to rise to fame at a young age, with a smooth career and early honours, and now talent and pride are the biggest obstacle to his ascent to the top of football. In Paris, Mbappe is both the tactical core and the core of the goal, surrounded by Neymar and Messi, two super masters, Paris is thriving in Ligue 1 and should have performed better than Haaland this season, but its palace scheming caused Paris to fall apart, and finally created a situation that is now detrimental to others. Born in the golden age of Ligue 1 and the strongest period of French football, Mbappe is in the right place and time, and if he wins the Champions League in Paris, he will have the opportunity to become the next Ballon d'Or winner as soon as possible, but character is the biggest factor affecting the ceiling of his position in football's history.
(1) National team: 2016 European U19 champion, 2018 World Cup champion, 2022 UEFA Nations League champion.
(2) Club: 5 Ligue 1 titles.
(3) Individual awards: Best Newcomer in Ligue 1 in 2016-2017, European Gold Medal Child in 2017, Golden Boot Award in Ligue 1 for 4 consecutive seasons from 2018 to 2022, French Footballer of the Year in 2018.
Vinicius Junior
Currently, Vinicius has contributed 10 goals and five assists in 19 games for Real Madrid, continuing the hot form of last season, so he is almost in third place. Fast, explosive, dribbling and breakthrough skills, Vinicius's strengths, better scored key goals in key games and behind, often became the team's key man, and is now the most powerful of the three. However, its lack of passing and shooting ability, in addition, too strong winger attributes and lack of position comprehensiveness will cause the goal difference between Mbappe and Haaland and Total.
Unlike the irreplaceability of Mbappe and Haaland, Vinicius is very competitive in the Brazilian national team in terms of national team, and there are at least 8 strong winger contenders in front and behind, which is not a good thing for Vinicius personally. But when it comes to club honours, Vinicius has one thing that Mbappe and Haaland envy, having achieved the club Grand Slam at the age of 22 and a natural advantage to win the Ballon d'Or at Real Madrid.
(1) National team: 2015 South American U15 Champion, 2017 South American U17 Champion.
(2) Clubs: 2018 Club World Cup champion, 2020 Spanish Super Cup, La Liga champion, 2022 Spanish Super Cup, league, Champions League, UEFA Super Cup.
(3) Individual awards: 2017 South American U17 Top Scorer, Best Player, 2021-2021 Champions League Best Young Player.
In addition to individual performance and performance in the league, Champions League and World Cup, health is the most influential factor in a player's career performance. Who do you think Mbappe, Haaland or Vinicius won the Ballon d'Or the fastest? Who can go further?