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Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring for Paris Saint-Germain.

Mourinho: Mbappe more valuable than Messi and Ronaldo

The PSG striker deserves to be considered the most expensive player on the planet, according to the Portuguese coach.

JOSE MOURINHO BELIEVES Kylian Mbappe’s age and “incredible” ability makes him more valuable than even Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Paris Saint-Germain star Mbappe has lifted the World Cup, won Ligue 1 twice, scored 55 top-flight goals and been voted fourth in the Ballon d’Or all before his 21st birthday.

And it is his youth that former Manchester United manager Mourinho views as the critical difference when comparing his worth in the transfer market to Barcelona captain Messi, 31, and Juventus talisman Ronaldo, 34.

The ex-Chelsea, Inter and Real Madrid head coach thinks the France international could command even a higher fee than the game’s current most expensive player, his PSG team-mate Neymar.

“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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    Mar 19th 2019, 9:54 PM

    Has to be. The only player I have seen in 10 years that could be on their level and he is a baby in football years. Baller

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    Mar 19th 2019, 9:58 PM

    If Jose was his manager he’d find himself on the bench each weekend. There’d be some 32 year old such as Mario Mandžukić, bought for astronomical money taking his place.

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    Mar 19th 2019, 10:01 PM

    Jose going to psg so

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    Mar 19th 2019, 11:54 PM

    Great detective work by Mourinho seeing as there’s a 13 year age gap between him and Ronaldo. Of course he’s more valuable

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    Mar 20th 2019, 9:16 AM

    Imagine what type of CB he’d develop into under HOSE B

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    Mar 20th 2019, 3:38 PM

    Jose is a con man

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    Mar 20th 2019, 12:06 PM

    Yes Jose but you’d tell him to track back and cover the full back and not cross the half way line unless it’s chasing a knock on from your 6 f4 cf!

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    Mar 20th 2019, 9:07 AM

    Mbappe is a child mentally and as well as physically, falling over an every opportunity and cheating , comparing them is total rubbish at this stage of the career, wait about 4-5 years if he doesn’t fall by the wayside like so many , Messi and Ronaldo have performed year in and year out throughout:)

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