Kylian Mbappe has sparked fresh rumours about a Real Madrid move. The French superstar was speaking to the newspaper Le Parisien about his childhood – and how Real Madrid influenced him growing up.
The French wonderkid revealed his best birthday was when he trained with the Spanish club as a 14-year-old.Speaking about turning 20, Mbappe he brought up his memories of his teenage visit to Real Madrid.
He said: “The birthday that stands out was when I turned 14. “I was training with Real Madrid for a week, I was lucky enough to meet Zidane and Cristiano Ronaldo.
“On my birthday I saw all the Real Madrid players, it was great.”Paris Saint-Germain forward Mbappe famously had posters of his idol Cristiano Ronaldo on his bedroom wall as a youngster and he has been repeatedly linked with a move to the Santiago Bernabeu.
When asked about the impressive start to his young career, having starred in his country’s World Cup win as a teenager, he said: “I don’t feel like I’m doing something extraordinary.
“People tell me I am, but I am just living out my dreams.”I always dreamed of having this life. “I wanted to be a football player like other people want to become other things.” Mbappe is the joint leading goalscorer in Ligue 1, having netted 12 times in just 11 matches.