Lionel Messi vs Kylian Mbappe: Epic video compares PSG stars at 23 years old

Kylian Mbappe is considered by many to be the successor to Lionel Messi’s throne.

In an era where 12 of the last 13 Ballon d’Or trophies have wound up either in the hands of Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, football fans have been wondering for years: who will inherit the mantle?

Everyone from Neymar to Paulo Dybala has been touted as Messi’s replacement in the past, but few have looked more likely to reach Ballon d’Or-winning heights than Mr. Mbappe himself.

Having moved to Paris Saint-Germain for a mammoth €180 million before he was even 20 years old, Mbappe has gone onto achieve some incredible things in the beautiful game already.

The electric forward has won four Ligue 1 titles, three Coupe de France trophies, the UEFA Nations League and none other than the FIFA World Cup itself, scoring in the final.

He has surpassed 30 goals in every season since his first at the Parc des Princes and has been crowned the French top-flight’s leading goalscorer for the past four years on the bounce.

Mbappe has also been named Ligue 1 Player of the Year in three of the last four seasons and finished as high as fourth in the 2018 Ballon d’Or having picked up the FIFA World Cup Best Young Player Award.

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So, it’s easy to see why Mbappe has been so widely touted as a future world-beater but now that he’s 23 years old, we really need to see him pushing towards that Ballon d’Or-winning plane.

After all, while Karim Benzema seems to be nailed on for France Football’s top prize this year, the runway should then be clear for him to follow in the footsteps of Messi by going all the way.

But even if that proves to be the case and no