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Gary Lineker: 'Kylian Mbappe can be next Cristiano Ronaldo'

Lineker: 'Mbappe can be next Ronaldo'
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Paris Saint-Germain and France attacker Kylian Mbappe "has got everything to become the next Cristiano Ronaldo", claims former England forward Gary Lineker.

Paris Saint-Germain and France attacker Kylian Mbappe "has got everything to become the next Cristiano Ronaldo", according to former England forward Gary Lineker.

Mbappe, 19, has starred on France's route to the final of the 2018 World Cup - scoring three times and putting in a string of impressive performances.

The teenager entered the competition off the back of scoring 21 times in his first season at PSG, meanwhile, and Lineker has backed the attacker to become the next superstar in the world game.

"He's a future monster of the game," Lineker told L'Equipe. "His future is huge. His performance in the semi-final of the World Cup, for a player so young, was just incredible.

"His speed, his technique, his charm and his ability to play the right ball at the right time are incredible. He's got incredible maturity and is one of the best young players I've ever seen.

"He's got everything to become the next Cristiano Ronaldo. Look, in fact he reminds me of the Brazilian Ronaldo. He's got the same power, the same explosivity, same speed, same brilliant, and everything's done at an incredible tempo that gives the impression that it is all so easy. He seems unaffected by pressure."

France will take on Croatia in the final of the 2018 World Cup on Sunday afternoon.

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