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#2 Mbappe feels no pressure
If Kylian Mbappe’s first two competitive performances with Monaco this season were thoroughly indifferent, finally revealing a human side to the prodigious young striker, the move to Paris Saint-Germain appears to have relieved a burden from him.
Signed by the Parc des Princes side on loan earlier in the day, he will move permanently to his hometown club at the end of the season for the staggering figure of €180 million – likely to make him the second most expensive player in history.
One would expect that was quite a burden for an 18-year-old to bear, but not so for Mbappe, who played a blistering cameo against the Dutch. He offered several excellent runs before finally grabbing his first international goal in stoppage time.
After a piercing surge at the heart of the defence, he exchanged quick passes with former Monaco team-mate Djibril Sidibe before flashing a finish into the goal. It was excellent and everything we’ve come to expect of the young star.
