"He could emulate Ronaldo's impact at Real Madrid": Steve McManaman supports move for "next global superstar"

Steve McManaman believes PSG striker Kylian Mbappe is capable of making the same kind of impact at Real Madrid as it did five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo. Mbappe is considered to be one of the best young players of his time, enjoying the season with the French side. He has already won a World Cup and three Ligue 1 titles. Recently the Frenchman has been linked with a number of clubs, including Zinedine Zidane's side. And ex-Blancos star believes the 20-year-old can reach the same success at Santiago Bernabeu as former Madrid star Ronaldo. He said: "I think he would have the same sort of impact. I think he’s the next global superstar now Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are coming to the backend of their careers. Neymar hasn’t really kicked on in the fashion that we all expected him to kick on at PSG. Kylian Mbappe is a young player, he’s very, very exciting and I think he’s got that aura about him to be the next superstar. Real Madrid have pinpointed him, haven’t they? They know that marketing-wise they can make a lot of money back on him and it’s all about how much he would be, if they could get him, how much his wages would be and whether they could afford him. I think he could certainly have that type of impact, it’s just that Real Madrid would have to do a bit of number crunching because they would probably start to fall foul of the problems that Manchester City are currently facing. You just can’t have that many star players in a team with everything being absolutely fine. Then you add another player to the mix who’s going to probably eclipse everybody. It will be interesting to see if they can pull the transfer off."

Source: Goal.com 

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