Kylian Mbappe exploded on to the scene last season with Monaco as a raw 18-year-old striker and quickly established himself as one of the hottest prospects in Europe.
The France forward's stunning debut campaign saw him net 26 goals in 2016-17 as he piloted Monaco to the Ligue 1 title and a Champions League semi-final.
All the major clubs around Europe came calling but in Mbappe's mind there was only one. His hometown club.
In the summer Mbappe turned into the most expensive teenager in the world by the untrammeled ambition of Paris Saint-Germain.
At 19 the forward is still continuing to add strings to his bow and is set to topple last season's haul with 16 goals in all competitions already since his £166million move to the French capital.
Despite his tender years Mbappe has represented his country 10 times and is wildly considered one on the best players in the world.
Yet the 19-year-old's rapid rise to prominence, which all started last season with Monaco, could have come while wearing a Chelsea shirt instead.
A trialist with the west Londoners when he was 10, Mbappe eventually settled on Monaco as the best academy to continue his development.
However, he still has fond memories of his trip to the English capital, and views his brief spell with the Blues as valuable experience of playing on foreign shores.
'I was still young back then, maybe 10 or 11,' Mbappe told FourFourTwo. 'I went to London and spent just under a week over there. I trained at Chelsea and we played a friendly match against Charlton Athletic.
'We won 6-0 or 7-0. I played upfront, but I don't think I scored. It was great – it was my first experience abroad and a chance for me to see what the game was like in England.'
That first taste of English football seemingly gave Mbappe the footing to steal the show eight years later when he masterminded a spectacular and unexpected Champions League victory at the last-16 stage for Monaco against mighty Manchester City.
He announced himself on the world stage with his performances against City over the two legs. Of course, that led to interest and there were options for him in England last summer but the 19-year-old sticks by his decision to join France's highest-profile outfit.
Despite PSG being blessed with attacking options Mbappe has not found it difficult to stamp his mark on a starting berth, confining Angel Di Maria to the bench.
Mbappe has formed a deadly allegiance with Neymar and Edinson Cavani with the trio scoring a combined 78 goals this season.
Manager Unai Emery has predominately utilised him from the right flank with Cavani down the middle and Neymar on the left.
Despite being a natural centre forward, Mbappe insists it is not a problem and that he has no preference about where he slots into PSG's forward line.
'For me, it felt like the right moment, and the right choice,' he explains. 'PSG are a huge club and they want to win every trophy. I want to win every trophy as well, so it felt like we both had a common goal and an opportunity to develop together.
'I play on the right at PSG at the moment but I see myself as an attacker that can basically fit in anywhere. At Monaco, for example, Radamel Falcao and I played as a two upfront and I liked that, too. I don't really have a preference.
'As a youngster, I played in all three attacking positions across the pitch, so I'm used to performing in different roles. The manager looks for us to switch roles during games in order to confuse the opposition. He's very precise.'