Nicolas Anelka started his career at Paris Saint-Germain and, even if he later returned, he left at a young age to test himself at the biggest clubs. This is what the 42-year-old has urged Kylian Mbappe to do.
If Mbappe wants to win the biggest prizes, like the Ballon d’Or, then Anelka believes he has to go to a different league.
“If you want the biggest accolades, you will have to move from PSG at some point,” he told The Athletic.
“Whatever you will do in Paris will be good, but somebody will always say ‘Well, you did great for PSG, but it was only in France and the best leagues are in England and Spain, so you didn’t compete with the best players in the best league’.
“You will have to decide. If you want to win the Ballon d’Or, which is what you should be looking at to echo Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, you will have to compete with the best.
“You can’t say you compete with the best all the time when you are at PSG. The French league is not easy, don’t get me wrong, but I think the toughest league is in England.
So, if you want to be one of the best, then do what you do in Paris but with Chelsea or Manchester United or Arsenal or Manchester City or Liverpool. Or go to Spain to Madrid or Barcelona. Or maybe Italy.
“Then we can speak about a more global impact.”
