(Adnkronos) - “È un onore essere qui - vedo alcuni grandi giocatori, manager, leggende. È sempre bello vedere che tutti riconoscono il tuo gioco. Voglio ringraziare il mio club; so che il mio presidente è qui". Sono state queste le parole dell'attaccante del PSG Kylian Mbappè, sul palco tra gli applausi dei suoi colleghi per ritirare il premio KAFD Best PlayerÈ sempre un piacere partecipare a questo evento. "Fa parte del mio percorso. Voglio lavorare sodo per mantenere il mio nome nella storia del calcio. C'è ancora molto da fare e sono lontano da ciò che voglio raggiungere, ma inizierò quest'estate con l'Euro e poi con il prossimo passo della mia vita. Non vedo l'ora”, ha aggiunto.
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00:00The final award of the evening is reserved for European football's finest.
00:08Yeah, it's the last one of the night. It's the player who not just set the standard, but raised it with performances that have taken him to the very, very pinnacle of the game.
00:20This award is generously brought to you by our title sponsor, our friends at the King Abdullah Financial District.
00:28Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to crown the best player of the year.
00:32Yes, and in order to do that, we would like to call up now the CEO of CAFTA.
00:37It is Gautam Chajetal, who will be making the presentation alongside FC Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski.
00:57Right, time now for us to reveal to you the final finalists of this year's awards.
01:28Kylian Mbappe.
01:31Rodrigo.
01:34Mohamed Salah.
01:37Bernardo Silva.
01:40Vinicius Junior.
01:49And the winner is France and PSG's...
01:54Let's say it together.
01:55Kylian Mbappe!
02:06He showed why he's the jewel in the Paris Saint-Germain crown.
02:09He netted 27 goals and contributed 7 assists in 29 matches as Paris Saint-Germain claimed the league title at a canter.
02:1825-year-old guarantees goals, often in spectacular fashion.
02:22This season was no different, with pace, power and precision.
02:27Add that to more goals, leading Paris Saint-Germain to Coupe de France success and Mbappe underlighting his status as one of the most consistent goalscorers in the world.
02:48And the winner is...
03:05Kylian Mbappe!
03:11Guys, do you want to join the photo?
03:13Do you want to just join the photo as well?
03:14It's all free.
03:18Kylian Mbappe!
03:21Kylian, a few words maybe?
03:29Hi everyone, good evening.
03:31I will talk in English, not in French, nobody's going to understand.
03:35Big pleasure for me to be here.
03:37I see some great players, great managers, great presidents, big legends, friends.
03:43It's always an honour for me to be here with you guys.
03:47Another trophy, individual this time.
03:50It's always a pleasure.
03:51I want to say thank you to my club.
03:53I think my president is here.
03:55Thank you for everything.
03:56This amazing club, the best in France, one of the best in the world.
04:00Big honour to play for this club.
04:02Amazing season.
04:04We won many trophies.
04:05I want to say thank you to my teammates, to everybody who helped me, all the guys on my team also.
04:11It's always great to see that everybody can recognise your game.
04:16It's always a pleasure to be part of this game, part of these events.
04:22It's part of the journey.
04:23I want to work hard to keep my name in the history of football.
04:27It's just one step and I'm really happy to be here.
04:29Thank you guys and good evening.
04:31So congratulations, but I have a question for you, so please don't run away.
04:35You've been a senior member of that squad over the last season,
04:40but how have you managed to perform at such a great level with your leadership responsibilities?
04:47I think I play in a great team.
04:49I think that helps a little bit.
04:51When you play with great players, you have a great team.
04:55I think that helps a little bit.
04:57When you play with great players, you have one of the best managers.
05:01You have one of the best teams in the world.
05:02They help you every day.
05:04And after, I think I changed a lot as a player, as a man.
05:08I have more experience now.
05:09I know a little bit more about the world of football.
05:11I know how you need in the important games,
05:14how you need every time if you want to perform all the season, how that works.
05:18And I think that's helped me a lot.
05:20But there is a long way and there are long things to do.
05:22Because, like I said, I want to do a lot of things in football.
05:26And I think it's far away from what I want to do.
05:29And that will start this summer with the EURO.
05:32And after, with the next step of my life.
05:34So I can't wait to be there this summer.
05:36And I can't wait to show more things to people in football.
05:39Thank you so much. Congratulations.