Former Brazilian striker Sonny Anderson, who had a brilliant career at Bar\u00e7a and Lyon, has compared Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 to two living legends of modern football. On BeIN Sports, where he has been a pundit for over a decade, the former Brazilian international did not hide his admiration for the Madrid player.<\/p>\n
After a shaky start, marked by matches in which he barely made an impact, Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 has regained his respect. Criticised and under pressure from all Madrid fans who want to see the version of him that dazzled at Paris Saint-Germain, the French forward has got his head back in the right place. Since the end of 2024, KM9 has been silencing his critics in spectacular fashion. Becoming highly clinical in front of goal, the Bondy native continues to score relentlessly. In Real Madrid\u2019s last five matches, the France captain has scored in every single one. This situation has left Sonny Anderson speechless.<\/p>\n
Sonny Anderson makes a bold comparison<\/p>\n
Former Bar\u00e7a player Sonny Anderson speaksbluntly about Kylian Mbapp\u00e9: \u201cHe is at the\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Since his famous first hat-trick in a Madrid shirt (against Valladolid last Saturday in La Liga), Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 has been showered with praise. Clearly on fire with a much simpler playing style, where he no longer focuses on unnecessary dribbles or movements on the pitch, the former PSG star is winning over all the sceptics. If he is currently the best striker in the world, according to Carlo Ancelotti, KM9 is already being compared to two other living legends of Madrid\u2019s attack.<\/p>\n
On BeIN Sports, where he has been a pundit since 2012, Sonny Anderson, a former Brazil international (1997\u20132001, 7 matches and 1 goal) who spent two seasons at FC Barcelona (1997\u20131999, 68 matches and 21 goals), did not mince his words when sharing his thoughts on Real Madrid\u2019s current number 9: \u201cKylian Mbapp\u00e9? He is on the level of Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo,\u201d said Anderson. Much freer in attack, KM9 is now linking up better with his teammates, who are finding him with ease.Already on 22 goals in 32 matches for the Madrid side, Mbapp\u00e9 is on track to surpass the 30-goal mark in his first season. Considering Cristiano Ronaldo scored 33 goals in his debut season at Real Madrid (but in just 30 matches), it\u2019s fair to say the new Madrid number 9 could outdo him in terms of statistics and position himself as a clear contender for the 2025 Ballon d\u2019Or. We now await the rest of the season to see what the 26-year-old Frenchman, who is once again at the peak of his powers, has in store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Former Brazilian striker Sonny Anderson, who had a brilliant career at Bar\u00e7a and Lyon, has compared Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 to two living legends of modern football. On BeIN Sports, where he has been a pundit for over a decade, the former Brazilian international did not hide his admiration for the Madrid player. After a shaky start, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":32413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n