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France captain and Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has expressed his admiration for Cristiano Ronaldo, stating that he wishes he could have played alongside the Portugal legend.
Mbappe has graced the pitch with several footballing icons over his 8-year senior career but the 25-year-old believes playing with Ronaldo would have been a unique experience.
Speaking on the potential of playing with CR7, Mbappe said (via BeINsports)
“I’ve played with great players: Lionel Messi, Neymar, [Antoine] Griezmann, [Paul] Pogba, [Karim] Benzema…”
“It would have been fun to play with Cristiano Ronaldo — it’s going to be very difficult now — but I was lucky enough to play against him, a legend of the sport.”
The Real Madrid man also spoke about his loyalty to Paris Saint-Germain and his desire to play for Real Madrid.
“I went to the biggest club in the world but I have always said that it was the only club I would have left PSG for.
“If I hadn’t been able to go to Madrid, I would have stayed at PSG all my life.”
