KYLIAN MBAPPE has revealed he has been watching Brighton and Republic of Ireland striker Evan Ferguson.
The Seagulls forward, 18, has broken through this season, scoring seven goals in 16 appearances for Roberto De Zerbi’s side.
He also helped himself to his first international goal on Wednesday in Ireland’s 3-2 victory over Latvia.
And Mbappe, whose France side travel to face Stephen Kenny’s men on Monday evening, commented on the teenager’s ability during his pre-match press conference.
As reported by RMC Sport, he said: “We watched some of his plays, he’s a very good striker.
“We’ll be very wary of him and, hopefully, we won’t see him much.”
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France kicked off their Euros qualifying campaign with a convincing 4-0 win over Netherlands on Friday.
And the World Cup finalists will be confident of securing a second win in Dublin.
But Mbappe urged caution, adding: “They’re a team who play with three at the back. We tend to think that they are a combative team.
“We’ll need to be careful, but also attack-minded and aggressive.”
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Mbappe helped himself to a brace against Netherlands to take his tally for his country to 38 goals in 67 games.
He was also handed the captaincy for the game following the international retirement of Hugo Lloris.
Antoine Griezmann also started and scored, despite reports of him considering his France future due to Didier Deschamps snubbing him for Mbappe as his skipper.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
