Last Updated: March 01, 2023, 10:25 IST
Ronaldo Nazario and Kylian Mbappe (Twitter)
Ronaldo Nazario feels Kylian Mbappe has the potential to emulate the success of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi
Legendary Brazilian footballer Ronaldo Nazario has heaped reward on French striker Kylian Mbappe. Ronaldo believes that Mbappe has the potential to emulate the success of star Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentina’s World Cup-winning skipper Lionel Messi. The former Brazilian striker, whereas talking on the sidelines of the FIFA award ceremony in France, additionally revealed that he enjoys a cordial relationship with Mbappe. “I greeted him [Kylian Mbappe], we chatted a little. He is a very special boy and every time we see each other, we have a good relationship. It is just good to see him. I believe that we have had great players with spectacular talent over the years. Kylian is the guarantee of what Cristiano Ronaldo and, Messi have done… he will be the next to do it,” Ronaldo was quoted as saying by Sportskeeda.
Kylian Mbappe was in crimson hot-form on the FIFA World Cup 2022. The 24-year-old netted eight targets for France within the Qatar World Cup. He acquired the Golden Boot award for being the best goal-scorer of the FIFA World Cup 2022. Mbappe scored a hat-trick within the summit conflict towards Argentina however his brilliance went in useless as Les Bleus had to undergo a defeat within the last. Lionel Messi, on the opposite hand, claimed the Golden Ball award for being the very best participant of the Qatar World Cup. However, Ronaldo had opined in December final 12 months that Mbappe ought to have been named as the very best footballer of the FIFA World Cup 2022 version. “Technically, he is fantastic, he is almost unstoppable and he could have been named the best player in the World Cup, because he deserves it so much,” Brazil’s World Cup-winning striker had defined.
In membership soccer, Kylian Mbappe not too long ago reached a terrific milestone for European giants Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). Mbappe scored his two hundredth purpose for PSG to turn into his aspect’s joint all-time prime scorer. Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani held the document with 200 targets and now Mbappe finds himself on this elite checklist. Mbappe had achieved this feat after scoring a brace towards Marseille in Ligue 1 on Sunday.
Kylian Mbappe has thus far discovered the again of the web 200 instances after making 247 appearances for PSG. In worldwide circuit, the 2018 World Cup-winning striker has 36 targets to his title. He has already surpassed Brazilian nice Pele for many World Cup targets scored earlier than the age of 24. After that includes in two editions of the FIFA World Cup, Mbappe has 12 targets to his title in 14 matches.
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