What’s the story?
“My word, he is good. Ooh la la”, that’s what French Legend Thierry Henry had to say about the young Monaco old striker, Kylian Mbappe.
Kylian Mbappe may be only 18 years old but he has proved himself to be a rising star and has been tagged by the likes of Arsene Wenger as the next Thierry Henry. Owing to his red hot form and boundless potential, the Frenchman has become a great prospect for one’s FIFA squad. His sensational form has helped improve his FIFA 17 rating and has many FIFA fans up in anticipation of his rating in the next addition of the game.
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Mbappe has already scored five goals in the UEFA Champions League and 13 goals in the French Ligue 1. At Mbappe’s age, Lionel Messi had made only four UEFA Champions League appearances but was yet to score. Cristiano Ronaldo, meanwhile, had two appearances as a substitute while Spanish legend Raul Gonzalez had three goals in three matches – still less than the total number of goals scored by the French starlet.
The heart of the matter
Mbappe’s FIFA 17 card had an overall rating of 71, but the young striker’s brilliance on the field in the recent weeks has led to an upgrade in his rating by 10 points from 71 to 81. The fact that his goals come from his pace and his shooting ability has allowed an improvement in these two departments. His pace has jumped from 81 to 85 and his shooting has massively improved from 64 to 80.
In FIFA 18, he is only supposed to get better. He is expected to have an overall improvement from his current 81 rated (upgraded) card. His overall rating perhaps wouldn’t be 90 as he is still young and has more time to improve himself. However, one could expect Mbappe to have an overall rating of 88 with boosted pace and shooting ability of 89 and 85 respectively. Small increases in his strength and stamina are also anticipated as he keeps proving himself as a formidable striker.
What’s next?
Although the Monaco starlet’s rating would surely improve in FIFA 18, what remains unclear is whether he will stick with his current club. Major European clubs are looking forward to penning his signature on their contract, including Manchester United and Real Madrid.
He has helped his team to the top of Ligue 1 and has reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions league this season. His statistics prove his brilliance, he has scored five goals in seven games in the Champions League with an average goal every 71.2 minutes. It is going to be a very hard task for the Monaco coach, Leonardo Jardim, to keep him at the club as big clubs are willing to spend money and are salivating at the prospect of signing this young goal machine.
Authors take
Mbappe surely has the swiftness and strength of a striker and he would surely be a boon to anyone’s FIFA team. His technical ability as a dribbler would be an attraction for FIFA players as dribbling and running past opponent teams makes the game more enjoyable. This would surely be possible in FIFA 18 after his stats are updated.
