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European Golden Shoe race: A victory for Kylian Mbappé?
Kylian Mbappé has a great chance of winning the European Golden Boot in the 2024/2025 season.
On the leaderboard of top goalscorers in European national leagues, Sporting Lisbon's Viktor Gyokeres holds the leading position. With 39 goals, the Swedish player has earned 58.5 points (the goal coefficient for the Portuguese league is only 1.5).
With the 2024/2025 Portuguese Championship officially concluded, Viktor Gyokeres was unable to improve his record. It is understood that this will be the last season the striker born in 1998 plays for Sporting Lisbon. It is highly likely that Viktor Gyokeres will join Arsenal or Manchester United.
Right behind Viktor Gyokeres in the rankings is Kylian Mbappé of Real Madrid. The French superstar has 58 points with 29 goals for the Bernabéu team in La Liga 2024/2025. It is almost certain that Kylian Mbappé will win the Pichichi award this season.
The former Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain striker still has one more match to play. Real Madrid's opponent in their final La Liga match of the 2024/2025 season is Real Sociedad, a team with nothing left to play for. Certainly, Kylian Mbappé will be given every opportunity by his teammates to score more goals.
In third place on the leaderboard is Liverpool's Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian superstar has 28 goals, equivalent to 56 points. Like Kylian Mbappé, Mohamed Salah has one more game to improve his record, which is the match between Liverpool and Crystal Palace at Anfield.
Hosting Crystal Palace – an opponent with nothing left to play for – presents a great opportunity for Arne Slot's team. There's no reason why Liverpool shouldn't be determined to achieve a resounding victory on the day they lift the championship trophy. Hopefully, Mohamed Salah will get his name on the scoresheet.
In short, the race for the European Golden Boot in the 2024/2025 season is far from over, as Viktor Gyokeres, Kylian Mbappé, and Mohamed Salah all have their own advantages. Objectively speaking, Kylian Mbappé is the strongest contender. Let's wait and see who will be the winner of this award.
