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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe, has said he tells himself he is better than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.<\/p>\n

Mbappe has widely been hailed as the player to take over when Messi and Ronaldo finally hang up their boots.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old, however, admits he already ranks himself above the two football superstars.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time I go on a pitch, I always tell myself that I\u2019m the best, and yet I have played on grounds where there was Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are better players than me, they have done a billion more things than me.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut, in my head, I always tell myself that I\u2019m the best because that way, you don\u2019t give yourself limits and you try to give your best,\u201d Mbappe told RMC Sport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe, has said he tells himself he is better than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Mbappe has widely been hailed as the player to take over when Messi and Ronaldo finally hang up their boots. The 22-year-old, however, admits he already ranks himself above the two football superstars. 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