Mbappe is the heir to Messi and Ronaldo’s Ballon d’Or throne, according to Marseille boss Andre Villas-Boas.
Villas-Boas is looking for a way to contain Mbappe as his Marseille side travel to Paris in a Ligue 1 glamour tie on Sunday evening, but the former Chelsea and Tottenham boss wasn’t sounding overly optimistic about his side’s chances.
“He is the natural successor of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for the Ballon d’Or,” he said of Mbappe.
“The squad PSG have is incredible, it’s also well put together this year. [Mauro] Icardi has adapted well.
“With the injuries to [Thomas] Meunier and [Ander] Herrera, I do not know what [Thomas] Tuchel is going to do. He also has [Angel] Di Maria, who is in incredible form.
“The difference between the two teams is gigantic, but we aren’t going to Paris to be part of a PSG party. We are going to try and win the game. You have to sweat for the badge but it is also important to finish the match without any injuries or suspensions.”