The Story of Kylian Mbappé
  • 5 years ago
Kylian Mbappé is the youngest player ever to be nominated for the Ballon d'Or and the teenage talent is also the second most expensive player in the world worth €180 million ($214 million) At the young age of 4, he had set his goal and developed a specific plan to attain and become the best footballer in the world Mbappé practically grew up at the local soccer club in the northern Parisian suburb of Bondy, where he was coached by his father His one of the first coaches, Antonio Riccardi said Mbappé was already head and shoulders above other children when he started working with him at the age of 6 As a 14 year old he outperformed the class of U-17 but suffered the wrath of coach Bruno Irles as he discarded and reproached him regularly for his lack of defensive involvement Then came the glory days as he outperforms all his teammates of U-19 while being just in sweet-16s Arsene Wenger and Zinedine Zidane tried to recruit Mbappé, but he rejected overtures from both as he wanted to stay in his country, France and decided to join Monaco and later dawn the jersey of PSG Later he went on to win the championship in France and become a European sensation. His dribbling skills and the passion for the game has swooned not only Les Bleus but all over the world This year he made history by scoring a goal in the World Cup and becoming one of the youngest to score on big stage alongside legendary Brazil’s Pelé The World Cup winner has more hunger in his belly as he said: