Despite the express recommendation of his mother and co-representative, Fayza Lamari, Kylian Mbappé turned down Liverpool’s advances in 2017 to become “a star in my home town” with Paris Saint-Germain.
Almost a decade ago, Mbappé’s generational quality was already abundantly apparent. The jet-heeled teenager had just speared through Europe’s elite, leading Monaco to a shock Ligue 1 title while also racking up six knockout goals en route to the Champions League semifinals. “When I saw him the first time,” legendary former Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger reflected, “I said, ‘It’s Pelé!’”
