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#3 Kylian Mbappe makes history

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On the road to greatness?

One of the most promising talents in world football, at the moment, is the second most expensive transfer in the history of the game: Kylian Mbappe. He will cost PSG around £166 million to get him permanently on their books after a loan season in the previous campaign.

The striker rose to prominence after a stellar season with Monaco, a couple of seasons ago, in which he breached the 30 mark with his goal tally. Not bad for someone who is still just 19 years old. An epic battle to win his signature ensued among the biggest clubs in the world but it was the Parisians who finally managed to lure the youngster to Parc des Princes.

At the World Cup, he is the second youngest player in the competition, youngest ever in a major competition for France, and after stabbing home Giroud's deflected shot into an open goal became the youngest-ever goal-scorer for France in the history of the World Cup.

Mbappe is undoubtedly meant for great things in life, but having scored his first in the competition at such a young age, he could well go on to become one of the most prolific in its history as well.

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Edited by Amit Mishra
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