Anelka advises Mbappe to follow in Ronaldo and Messi’s footsteps

Former France star Nicolas Anelka has said his compatriot Kylian Mbappe must leave his current club Paris Saint-Germain if he is to shine like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

“If you (Mbappe) want to win the highest trophies, you have to leave PSG at some point,” Anelka wrote in her column on “The Athletic”. “You can tell you compete with the best all the time when you’re at Saint-Germain.”

“If you want to win the Ballon d’Or, which you have to hope, to follow in the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, you have to compete with the best,” added the player, who had previously won the Euro Championship in 2000 with France.

Anelka stressed that the French league is not easy, but the English Premier League is “the most difficult league”.

“So if you want to be among the best you have to do what you do in Paris, but in the ranks of Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, or go to Spain and join Real Madrid, or Barcelona. . “Anelka told Mbappe. Or maybe go to Italy … so you can expect better world class.”

Mbappe, 22, is linked with Paris Saint-Germain, the French league, with a contract that lasts until June 2022, but there are rumors that he could move to Real Madrid.

Mbappe scored 42 goals for PSG in all competitions last season.

Mbappe said his career with the France team at the European “Euro 2020” Championship was unsuccessful after missing the goal and missing a decisive penalty in the clash with Switzerland in the round of 16 , after which the world champions were excluded from the continental championship.

Source: Reuters

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