Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe will appear on the cover of French magazine “France Football”, hours before the official announcement of the nominees for the 2022 Ballon d’Or.

France Football will announce the candidates for the 2022 Ballon d’Or on Saturday 13 August.

Mbappe appeared alone on the cover of a special Ballon d’Or edition of the magazine, which will be launched in the next few days.

Mbappe conducted an exclusive interview with “France Football”, the details of which will be published in conjunction with the announcement of the candidates for the 2022 Ballon d’Or.

The magazine’s official account through the “Twitter” social networking site posted the cover image of the new “France Football” magazine: “The cover of France Football magazine, the special edition of the Ballon d’Or will be published. Saturday,” without any reference to the conversation with Kylian Mbappe.

As usual, in addition to the nominees for the Women’s Ballon d’Or and the Cuban Award for Best Young Player of the World, France Football will simultaneously announce the list of nominees for the Ballon d’Or.

Frenchman Karim Benzema is the favorite to win the 2022 Ballon d’Or considering what he has done with Real Madrid and the France national team this year.

The winner of the 2022 Ballon d’Or will be announced on Monday, October 17 at a ceremony at the Chatelet Theater in the French capital, Paris.