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The 40-year-old goalkeeper was impressed by his Paris Saint-Germain teammates and thinks he can become the best player in the world.
Gianluigi Buffon has confided to his Paris Saint-Germain teammates, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, the power to dominate the Golden Ball for the next 10 years.
Since 2008, this prize has been dominated by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, named five times the world 's best player of the year, until Luka Modric ends his duet by winning the 2018 title.
Although Messi and Ronaldo remain in unbelievable form for Barcelona and Juventus, their time as big contenders for the distinction can be over, with a new generation of players putting up a challenge.
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And Buffon thinks that his team has two players able to intervene to replace them at the top of the game, encouraging his friends to share the trophy in the same vein as the global icons.
But while Ronaldo and Messi have been competing for years, Buffon thinks Neymar, 26, and Mbappe, 20, work well together and can help each other.
"I think they're made one for the other," said the Italian legend Marca. "They have different characteristics, Neymar is more of a tightrope walker, while Kylian is a guy who looks, has power and purpose, and they complement each other. malignant, the Golden Ball can be theirs for the next 10 years ".
He added: "Neymar can become number one, I have never worked with him, I always had him as a rival, but from a technical point of view, he is incredible.
"I like to see such good players and you realize that people are spending money to buy tickets to watch players like him.But we also have excellent players and Kylian Mbappe is a absolute phenomenon.
"There are others who make us believe we can take up the challenge in the Champions League, we have two stars and a group of good players, and that gives us strength."
After Buffon joined PSG after Juventus, the Italians surprised Ronaldo in a surprise pbad from Real Madrid.
Although he is happy in Paris, the 40-year-old admits that he would have liked to play in the same team as Ronaldo and believes that the Turinese are the new favorites to win the Champions League.
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"I was not surprised because I understand the desire of a champion like him to change and look for other challenges," he said. "After so many years in the same place, you need other motivations and new challenges.
"It would have been nice to play with him because it makes you better, but I got here and there are players like Neymar, Mbappe, Thiago Silva and Marco Verratti, excellent players who make me happy with the same way.
"Juventus, as a team, is the strongest In the Champions League, no one can be sure of winning it – there are always three or four stronger teams, so winning depends on small details."
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