Chelsea great Didier Drogba feels French wonder kid Kylian Mbappe should win prestigious Ballon d'Or trophy this year on the back of his tremendous performance at the World Cup in Russia, where the 19-year old plays a major role to help France lift its second world title.
"It would be nice to see Kylian Mbappe winning it this time, It would be refreshing," Drogba, who finished on the fourth spot in 2007 said during the promotional tour as global ambassador of Yokohama Tyres, a sponsor of the English Premier League side Chelsea.
However, the 40-year old star striker, who announced his retirement from football on Thursday heaped praise on ever so shining Cristiano Ronaldo and feels the Juve man is still there and could be one of the possible one challenging for it.
"I think Ronaldo is still there. You know, he is still the machine and has won UCL. He changed league to go to Juventus, and still scoring goals. The man is just Unbelievable."
The Ivory Coast great, who spent nine years at Stamford Bridge in two spells, feels that it was the right time to bid goodbye to his illustrious career, where he won four premier league titles in England along with Champions League glory in 2012.
Sharing about the best memory of his 20 years in top flight, the veteran said that the Champions League win at Munich against hosts Bayern Munich was the finest moment of his career and he wants it to happen every day.
"Most memorable moment for me as a player, I think was winning the champions league. It was a totally different experience and the celebration with the fans when we come back to London was unforgettable. It was an amazing day for us."
In the final of the 2011-12 season at Allianz Arena, the ace striker first brings Chelsea on level terms after a late equalizer in the 88th minute of the game and then converted the decisive penalty to help English club win it's only European Championship.
The former Blues was also full of praise for his former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, who is facing a lot of criticism after Manchester United's struggling form in the English top flight.
Speaking about him, he said, "I can only speak well about him. I think if you know me at Chelsea it is because of him. He decided to sign me and to give me a chance to play in one of the biggest clubs in the world."
On being asked about, who's better among Messi, Ronaldo, and Neymar, he said that there's no comparison between the three as they have achieved a lot in their career and he would like to have them all in his team.
"Well, I would never compare those three players because they are different, they are all very talented. Messi and Ronaldo have won everything and Neymar is possibly going to win everything if he continues like this. So I think the best answer is I would love to have all three in my team."
Discussing his future goals, he said that he hasn't thought about it yet but is open to some interesting projects in the coming future.
It is widely believed that he may soon follow the footsteps of his former colleagues Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Thierry Henry's footstep, who are now starring in their second stint as managers.
However, he has ruled out the possibility of coming out of retirement and playing in the Indian Super League, saying there is nothing left for him to achieve in his illustrious career.