Mbappe praises idol Ronaldo ahead of 1/4 final clash

Kylian Mbappé has labeled Cristiano Ronaldo as “unique” ahead of his country’s ¼ final match with Portugal tomorrow, revealing that he and the superstar are in contact regularly.

🚨🎙️Kylian Mbappé: “No matter what happens in EUROs, if Cristiano Ronaldo wins or loses, if he plays well or not. With someone like him you’re not looking at details anymore. He’s a legend.” pic.twitter.com/OpSUnOoI4r

— KMZ (@KM10Zone) July 4, 2024

More on this topic:

Cristiano Ronaldo bags $285 million in 2024, tops Forbes ranking

Mbappé’s fandom of Cristiano is known by every football fan around the world, with the French captain having published a picture of him meeting the Portuguese legend at the Madrid training ground in 2012 when Ronaldo had just joined Los Blancos from Manchester United.

Speaking with reporters today ahead of the clash in Hamburg, Kylian shared of Ronaldo: “It will be an honor, everyone knows how much I respect Cristiano. Ronaldo is still a legend and we keep in touch but of course I hope that we will eliminate them on Friday.

“We must appreciate who Cristiano is and what he has achieved — Ronaldo is a unique footballer. His resume says more than enough.”

Kylian added that he don’t want to replicate Cristiano at Los Blancos and want to write his own story with Real Madrid.