In an interview with The country, the Cameroonian praised the number 10 of the France team, to whom he predicts a very great future.
Samuel Eto’o is clearly impressed with Kylian Mbappé. Attentive follower of the Euro, the 40-year-old Cameroonian dissects each of the matches of the great nations including Spain, of which he obtained nationality in 2007, but also France and its jewel Mbappé. At the turn of an interview with the Iberian daily El País, the ambassador for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where he ended his career in 2019, revealed that he predicted a great future for the native of Bondy: “He was world champion at 19 and could become European champion while making the difference himself… I think he will mark his time. ”
A keen observer of modern center forwards, one of the pioneers of the revolution linked to the mobility of attackers thinks that “Mbappé is not lacking anything”, but attenuates his remarks by evoking a favorable context at his beginnings. “He was very lucky because he arrived in the world of football without the pressure of being a unique talent,” explains Eto’o. In front of him, we find two football gods: the first is called Lionel Messi, the second is Cristiano Ronaldo. When they leave, Kylian Mbappé will be the only god we will see. ”
“A mixture of African and European football”
The former glory of Barça (130 goals in 199 matches) also affirms that he has no advice to give to the top scorer of the last three seasons of Ligue 1, “one of the best championships in the world”. Self-proclaimed fan of PSG, the one who invited Mbappé to join Barça rather than Real in the event of departure (last October) isolates the sharing of the different influences from which the 22-year-old crack benefits: “It’s a mixture of African football and European, notes the former captain of the Indomitable Lions, who shares Cameroonian roots with Mbappé. And since he often plays with South American footballers like Neymar, he has realized that spectacle is an integral part of football. He has it all: quality, strength, speed… But he’s still a young player. It is as he grows up that he will understand certain things that will come with time. It is by playing that he will learn. It won’t be my advice or anyone else’s that will help him get higher. ” They are always good to take.
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