Blues: Papin thinks Mbappé can score “between 45 goals and 55 goals per year” for years

Axel Allag, Media365, published on Monday November 20, 2023 at 2:09 p.m.

Author of a hat-trick against Gibraltar during the Blues’ defeat (14-0), Kylian Mbappé reached 300 career goals. In the eyes of Jean-Pierre Papin, who spoke to L’Equipe, the future looks bright for the captain of the Blues, especially if he does not set limits.

What are the limits of Kylian Mbappé? On Saturday, by scoring a hat-trick with the French team during the card against Gibraltar (14-0), the captain of the Blues and PSG striker rose to important heights by reaching 300 career goals. Obviously, comes the question of what comes next while, at 24 years and 333 days, Mbappé was faster than Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo or even Neymar regarding this register. Many observers are thinking very big for the future regarding Mbappé, such as Thierry Henry, the Espoirs coach. “How far can he go? A thousand. No, I’m overdoing it… But Kylian, it’s him who will decide, quite simply. To be around him a little, I know that he breathes football, that he prepares well… It’s like talking about Messi and Ronaldo: since the age of 16, they play every match. These guys are just on another planet, and Kylian is part of that. I wish him well. double his goal total within four or five years,” highlighted the former Blues striker at a press conference.

“The bar is so high and every time he pushes it”

Jean-Pierre Papin, Ballon d’Or 1991, advised the captain of the Blues and PSG striker not to “above all set objectives or limits”. Author of 30 achievements in the jersey of the French selection, he underlined the rare precocity of Mbappé, for whom the “best is yet to come”. “The bar is so high and every time he pushes it. The question is: can he do more? I think so, that he is someone who, without injury, can achieve a career of scoring, over the next few seasons, between 45 goals and 55 goals per year for years“, he predicted. Author of two consecutive hat-tricks (against Reims with PSG then against Gibraltar with the Blues), Mbappé could be on the bench against Greece on Tuesday in Athens. With the capital club , he should be there against Monaco, from Friday evening as part of the opening of the 13th day of Ligue 1 (9 p.m.).