But the reality is he's never going to match up to the standards set by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. In purely ...

L'Equipe, a prominent French tabloid, has been particularly critical, drawing comparisons between Mbappe's achievements and those of Lionel Messi at the same age. "Mbappe will turn 26 in December.

Former France international Louis Saha has compared Kylian Mbappe's situation with the national team to Lionel Messi. He believes Mbappe is as important to Les Blues as Messi is to Argentina.