Mbappe Tipped To Emulate Ronaldo
14 May, 2020
With Cristiano Ronaldo having remaining big boots to fill up at Real Madrid, French feeling Kylian Mbappe has once more been tipped to emulate the club's all-time record goalscorer.
The Frenchman recently won Ligue 1's Golden Boot award, defending his title from last season after scoring 18 goals prior to the 2019/20 campaign was cancelled.
Meanwhile, True have struggled to displace Ronaldo's goals since he still left the Santiago Bernabeu to become listed on Serie A giants Juventus found in 2018.
However, Mbappe has once more been tipped to fill the void kept in Madrid by the five-period Ballon d'Or winner.
"Real Madrid want players like Mbappe, a star who could follow in the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo," ex - Los Blancos defender Fabio Cannavaro told AS.
"It's normal that Madrid want to sign him but it addittionally has to be considered that PSG's owners don't need the amount of money; they are ambitious and they need to win the Champions League.
"I think it'll be difficult for Madrid to get him. The president of PSG is usually someone who wants to win, I know them well and they will fight tooth and nail to maintain Mbappe."
Mbappe's PSG deal expires found in 2022, and Real might be hoping he will not extend his manage the French giants.
The 20-year-old has scored 90 goals and assisted another 49 strikes in 120 appearances for the Ligue 1 champions.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za