The 18-year-old prodigy basketball player confided in PSG TV before the Classic on Sunday evening.
Victor Wembanyama in the footsteps of Kylian Mbappé? It’s all the harm we can wish for the basketball player from Boulogne-Levallois, just 18 years old and already promised a great future. It is announced at the first position of the NBA Draft in 2023 and the biggest US stars of the floors say the greatest good. And precisely, the 2.21m giant sees in the PSG striker a source of inspiration. This is what he explained on PSG TV before the Classic against OM on Sunday evening. “ He is the player who inspires me the most if we talk about football “, he swears.
And to continue: An inspiration ? Yes, for many years. I realize that we have a lot in common. I haven’t met him in person yet, but he’s someone I relate to a lot. »
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Wembanyama (grand) fan de foot
It must be said that the two athletes, in addition to their Parisian origins, share an extraordinary precocity. And a potential that is no less Like Mbappé, the former Nanterre and Asvel is called upon to redefine the rules of the game through his physical and technical skills. Besides, “ Wemby “, who appreciates the club of the capital and assures that “ now (that he) plays in the Paris region, it’s almost a weekly meeting to come and see PSG play “, played football himself. “ I’ve always been a football fan, I did it myself a few years ago “, evoking a past as a goalkeeper. His future is on the boards, that’s for sure.
