France international Kylian Mbappe has been backed to reach heights of superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
At the age of 23, Mabppe is on the verge of his winning second FIFA World Cup title but he will come against Messi and Argentina in the final on Sunday.
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Former France and Chelsea star William Gallas says the Paris Saint-Germain star has what it takes reach those levels and break the records set by Messi and Ronaldo.
"I think Kylian Mbappe can reach the heights of Messi and Ronaldo. Kylian will want to be the best and it will be on his mind. Messi and Ronaldo set good examples for him so he will want to break all of their records.
"When you have that mentality, you have to work hard in the long term. With his ability, he can stay very long at a high level and he can certainly get close to the two legends, Messi and Ronaldo."
Gallas, however, did say Mbappe would be a legend if he wins a second World Cup along with a few other players.
If Mbappe wins the World Cup on Sunday, many will say he has surpassed Thierry Henry. However, Henry is a legend and what he did at Arsenal was incredible. To surpass Henry you have to be a legend too, and if he wins his second World Cup, he certainly would be a legend," he added.
"It's not just Mbappe though who has this opportunity. The players who won it in 2018, such as [Raphael] Varane, [Hugo] Lloris, [Olivier] Giroud, [Antoine] Griezmann, Mbappe and [Ousmen] Dembele will all surpass the legendary French players, such as [Lilian] Thuram, [Zinedine] Zidane and [Marcel] Desailly They will become legends."
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