The former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder thinks Kylian Mbappé is already showing signs of becoming the leading player in world football.
Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappé is on track to match the levels of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, according to Ludovic Giuly.
Mbappé has established himself as one of the world's finest young players for Monaco and PSG over the last two seasons.
A Ligue 1 champion with both clubs, the 19-year-old won a clean sweep of domestic honours at Parc des Princes last term before lifting the World Cup with France, scoring in the 4-2 final win over Croatia in Moscow.
And Giuly, who won titles with PSG and Monaco either side of a successful spell with Barcelona, thinks Mbappé is on the way to becoming a leading figure in world football.
"We admire his progress, what he is doing. If he wants to become like Ronaldo or Messi... he's on the right track," Giuly told Omnisport, speaking as part of the Nissan UEFA Champions League trophy tour in Paris.
"You have to be consistent. That's what he does. He has to win titles. That's what he does. So, it's up to him to protect himself well and be careful [with] what happens around him."
His form has seen him backed as one of the favourites to end Messi and Ronaldo's 10-year dominance of the Ballon d'Or, and Giuly certainly thinks he will get his hands on the prize at some stage in his career.
"There are a lot of players on the list. We would like to see a French player [win it], whether it's him, whether it's [Antoine] Griezmann... They have the merit of being in the race to win it.
"He is 19 years old, so he has the time to improve. So, if he doesn't win it this year, he may win it next year or in two years. That is all we wish [for] him. It's complicated to win this award right now. But he could win it with what he's doing today. He's on the list."
Mbappé has formed a devastating attacking partnership with Neymar, but Giuly insists the goalscoring threat of Edinson Cavani should not be forgotten.
"It's three players, because there's also Cavani. It's a trio," he added, with PSG set to face Cavani's former club Napoli on Wednesday. "Mbappé, Neymar are players who like to play. It is important that they get along well for the group and for themselves, because it can be annoying otherwise.
"They have quality. There is one technical and fast player and the other one who goes at 2000km an hour and who is good with his feet. It's a good duo. It's good for PSG if there is a good atmosphere in the team. But let's not forget Cavani."
Tituspeacekalunga
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Too miace
vimbckmny
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correct and he can even go beyond that level
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Too miace
Luwdisu
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Just wait when he 25 or 28 years old
WasimRaz
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Yes he is on right track......
yuoblnoyz
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overrated player
so true
cimcilmotu
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first tell him to join epl laliga or serie A...then we will talk about messi and ronaldo's level..
karan1995
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if he plays the same for 10 years then match the level of messi and ronaldo..
Souvik_dna
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overrated player
arvind0508
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Messi and Ronaldo score only 4 n 7 goals respectively in wc over many appearance but this kid make 4 goal without penalty n freekick only in single appearance he break every record possible as a teenager
his team France is amazing.ronaldo had a very decent team which cld even have not qualified without him.now Plz tell me
Tituspeacekalunga
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correct and he can even go beyond that level
Kutacdiort
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don't forget that Mbappe is playing in #the league of farmers
Mightyreyes8
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Mbappe has a World Cup in hand. Don't need to be compared like anyone else in the game. He has his own ambitions to set.
SMJHKV
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Correct At this age even he have a world cup messi and ronaldo dont have worldcup till this age
wudcdlmpsz
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Ronaldo and Messi will never able to win wc like this kid they can't even score in knock out round of wc in their career they r just club level not
Messi and Ronaldo score only 4 n 7 goals respectively in wc over many appearance but this kid make 4 goal without penalty n freekick only in single appearance he break every record possible as a teenager
Zihamoryz
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,🤣🤣🤣🤣fun of the day penaldo first escapes from his rape case then from mandukic's shadow
Yh he raped PSG
Zihamoryz
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penaldo runs from Spain to escape from messi's shadow and domination and struck on mandukik's shadow and in rape case
Yh, he fucked PSG in the UEFA champions league 2018
lingesh
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As for Ronaldo, he can't match him But for for messi, he is just a one club parasite
,🤣🤣🤣🤣fun of the day penaldo first escapes from his rape case then from mandukic's shadow
lingesh
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Ronaldo is best everywhere both in club and country Messi is just a one club parasite, who cannot survive outside its host
penaldo runs from Spain to escape from messi's shadow and domination and struck on mandukik's shadow and in rape case
Zihamoryz
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As for Ronaldo, he can't match him But for for messi, he is just a one club parasite
luzadikotu
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Ronaldo and Messi will never able to win wc like this kid they can't even score in knock out round of wc in their career they r just club level not
it's the so called team that won the world cup... you can't just say mbabbe was too good that he won the world cup... in the world cup tell me a name in French team that haven't played well... but if you see Portugal they scored 5 goals total out of which 4are scored by CR7... what else a player can do
Zihamoryz
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Ronaldo and Messi will never able to win wc like this kid they can't even score in knock out round of wc in their career they r just club level not
Ronaldo is best everywhere both in club and country Messi is just a one club parasite, who cannot survive outside its host
luzadikotu
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no way... in the farmer's league everyone SEEMS too good but reality will come when you join any better league...most importantly premier league
wudcdlmpsz
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Ronaldo and Messi will never able to win wc like this kid they can't even score in knock out round of wc in their career they r just club level not
not national or international level
wudcdlmpsz
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Ronaldo and Messi will never able to win wc like this kid they can't even score in knock out round of wc in their career they r just club level not
westlosx1st
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that would be nice, to see yet another star play with two considered The best players of the world..thisis becoming the best era in all of football history, cr7.messi.neymar n now Mbappe
shivamhanda
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but in future he can't match messi and ronaldo because his passing and game sense is not good he just has speed and acceleration
10_LeoMessi
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he has millions kms to go to match MESSI and CR7
Topguy
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indeed.. he is obviously on the right path.. he is a. good young player