KYLIAN Mbappe says he inspires to be like Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo.
The French World Cup winner told Italian media outlet Gazzetta dello Sport that Ronaldo’s career is an inspiration to him as he continues to make his way at the top of the game.
Kylian Mbappe says he inspires to be like Cristiano RonaldoCredit: Getty Images – Getty
The Paris Saint-Germain forward is widely expected to leave in the summer.
The 21-year-old joined the French side three years ago from Monaco on an initial loan deal.
Real Madrid, along with Liverpool, has been a club which the youngster has been linked with a move to.
When asked about his idols, Mbappe told Gazzetta dello Sport: ”If you’re French, obviously you would have grown up with Zidane as your idol.
He went to talk about a former Real star…
”After that, it was Cristiano Ronaldo, who I have been fortunate enough to have faced as a rival, at club level and with the national team.
The French starlet then went on to name a string of South American stars such as Pele, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo Nazario and Ricardo Kaka.
And even when asked about Lionel Messi, alongside Cristiano, Mbappe stated his preference for the Portuguese, adding: ”It’s too late for me to carve out a career like Messi’s, I would have had to stay at Monaco.
Cristiano Ronaldo is a five-time Ballon Dor winnerCredit: Reuters
”Without taking anything away from Messi, now I have to draw on Cristiano’s career for inspiration.
Cristiano Ronaldo who is now 34-years-old has been presented as the Ballon D’or winner five times.
He is now the fifth highest goalscoring footballer is history.
On Sunday night, the superstar scored twice to secure a 2-1 win against Parma in Serie A.
It means he has now netted 18 times already this season.
He also has a total of 736 career goals to his name.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the fifth highest goal scorer in football historyCredit: AFP
No wonder starlet Mbappe aspires to be like CR7, as he is also known.
Mbappe’s own inspiring path
Kylian left home at the age of 12 to follow his dream of playing professional football.
He then moved to Monaco at 14 and made his pro debut at the age of 16.
As well as winning Ligue 1 this year, Mbappe hopes to help PSG win the Champions League for the very first time, and win Euro 2020 as well as the Olympic Games with France.
The youngster set up his own charity, helping 98 children-in reference to the year he was born-aged between nine and 16 from various social backgrounds to accomplish their dreams.
It goes without saying that there are most certainly plenty of people out there aspiring to be just like HIM.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
