{"id":1116797,"date":"2019-11-25T16:23:48","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T16:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1116797"},"modified":"2019-11-25T16:23:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T16:23:48","slug":"hazard-mbappe-best-player-world-football","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/hazard-mbappe-best-player-world-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Eden Hazard backs Kylian Mbappe to become &#8220;the best player in the world&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Real Madrid star Eden Hazard believes\u00a0Paris Saint-Germain youngster Kylian Mbappe will become &#8220;the best player in the world&#8221; in the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The World Cup winning Frenchman has already picked up from his 2018\/19 &#8216;Ligue 1 Top Goalscorer&#8217; exploits with nine goals in 12 games this season.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Could Mbappe become\u00a0&#8220;the best player in the world&#8221;? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>At just 20 years of age, Mbappe has already won six major honours for club and country.<\/li>\n<li>The Golden Boy winner has also netted 69 goals and registered 36 assists in 99 games for PSG.<\/li>\n<li>Real boss Zinedine Zidane has previously stated that Mbappe &#8216;dreams&#8217; of playing for the Spanish giants.<\/li>\n<li>Hazard has now fanned the flames and admitted he would be keen to play alongside the Frenchman.<\/li>\n<li>He believes Mbappe has the potential to become the world&#8217;s best footballer in the future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7430941\/embed\/v4?image_option=full\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As such, former Chelsea forward Hazard has outlined his admiration for the youngster while also tipping him to reach the very top in just a few years time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In a few years, he will certainly be the best player in the world,&#8221; Hazard told Le Parisien (as per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11800\/11869665\/eden-hazard-wants-psg-striker-kylian-mbappe-to-join-real-madrid\">Sky Sport<\/a>s).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This title, there are a lot of players who fight for it, but if he continues like this, Kylian [Mbappe] will be one of the greatest footballers in the history of the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hashtag United: How YouTube Works For Us... Squawka Mini-Doc Ep.3\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QVqwSR4qAOk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Hazard open to Mbappe link up<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Since bursting onto the scene as an exceptionally gifted fledgling forward for Monaco, Los Blancos have seen their name consistently associated with Mbappe&#8217;s signature.<\/p>\n<p>Zidane has previously\u00a0claimed that Mbappe&#8217;s is open to playing for Real one day, which\u00a0has sparked a war-of-words between himself and the French club&#8217;s hierarchy, with sporting director Leonardo accusing him of trying to &#8220;destabilise&#8221; the young superstar.<\/p>\n<p>Zidane, however, has refused to quell the speculation and recently told Leonardo that he is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/zidane-mbappe-real-madrid\">free to discuss Mbappe<\/a>, while Hazard has now chimed in on the subject, saying he would waste no time in bringing Mbappe to the Spanish capital if given the opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;If tomorrow I could bring Kylian to Real Madrid, I would try.\u00a0But not only is it not just me who can decide this, on top of that I don&#8217;t even think I would be asked for my opinion.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid star Eden Hazard believes\u00a0Paris Saint-Germain youngster Kylian Mbappe will become &#8220;the best player in the world&#8221; in the future. 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