Former Manchester United, Jose Mourinho in a recent interview with Bein Sports reveals who he believes to be the most expensive player in the world. The Portuguese manager believes Paris Saint-Germaine and France striker, Kylian Mbappe's age and "incredible" ability makes him more valuable than even the current known best players on earth Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The manager believes the 20-year-old Paris Saint-Germain star deserves to be considered the most expensive player on the planet. Paris Saint-Germain star Mbappe lifted the 2018 FIFA World Cup held in Russian, won the French Ligue 1 twice, scored 55 top-flight goals and have been voted fourth in the Ballon d'Or all before his 21st birthday.
And it is his youth that former Inter Milan manager, Mourinho views as the critical difference when comparing his worth in football transfer market to Barcelona's current captain Lionel Messi, 31, and Juventus talisman Cristiano Ronaldo, 34. The ex-Chelsea, Inter, and Real Madrid head coach went further in his explanation, as he also thinks the France international could command even a higher fee than the game's current most expensive player, his PSG team-mate Neymar Junior.
"For a player like Mbappe, when you speak about the future, you don't need to say what he's going to be like in five years' time, in 10 years' time," Mourinho told beIN Sports. "Just focus on now. He's absolutely incredible. "I think going by his age and [and considering] the age of Cristiano, of Messi, [both] over 30, Neymar is 27... when you go to the market level and age is also a factor, I think he's the most valuable player in the world.
"In a hypothetical transfer, he's the most expensive player in football now. "In terms of his qualities, [he is] unbelievable. One word is enough. It means everything."
Mbappe scored the opener in PSG's 3-1 win over Marseille in Le Classique before linking up with the France squad for their opening Euro 2020 qualifiers against Moldova and Iceland. Speaking at a media conference on Monday, Les Bleus boss Didier Deschamps endorsed the young forward's maturity and ability to cope with close attention from opposition players.
"He has such abilities that he may face some tough challenges on the pitch. He's ready to deal with that kind of thing," Deschamps said. "I cannot say that he had disproportionate reactions so far. He reacts because it's never pleasant.
"He deals well with those situations though. He's used to it. It's something he has experienced since the beginning of his career and he will be subjected to this his entire career because of what he's able to do on the pitch."
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