Mbappe: I Love Ronaldo, But...

Kylian Mbappe has weighed in on the Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo debate, admitting he always preferred one over the other growing up.

It is well known that the France captain grew up admiring the ex-Real Madrid talisman, with a famous picture from the former Monaco starlet's youth showing his bedroom walls covered with posters of Portugal's all-time record goalscorer.

In 2021, though, Mbappe started playing alongside Messi at Paris Saint-Germain after the Argentine arrived as a free agent following his shock departure from Barcelona. Having worked closely with the 2022 FIFA World Cup winner, the 24-year-old revealed during a recent social media live session that he previously could not see just how special Messi is due to his love for Ronaldo. 

"I love Cristiano and I was a big fan of him when I was young, but I started to learn that Messi is very good," he said, according to AS.

"When you are a huge Cristiano fan, you can't see how good Messi is, because you love him (CR7). But I grew up and I like both."

Mbappe and Messi, who went head to head against one another in the World Cup final in Qatar, won two Ligue 1 titles together in France before the latter joined Inter Miami on a free transfer earlier this year.