Mbappè admits that his first idol was Zinedine Zidane

" The person who is responsible for my love of  football is Zidane. Afterwards I had other idols, but Zidane was my first", admitted Mbappe to Eurosport.

The 18-year old striker has been compared several times with Henry, who also began his career at Monaco before he triumphed in the Premier League.

"It is an honour to be compared with Henry, but as I said: everyone writes their own history", claimed Mbappé.

"Thierry had a magnificent career. I think it is not fair to compare a 18-year-old striker with Henry. After having a good career, I would not like to be compared with an 18-year-old player who has not achieved anything", he explained.

This season, he scored  26 goals in all the competition, he won the Ligue 1 with AS Monaco.