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Jean-Pierre Papin Says Kylian Mbappe Is 'The Real Star of PSG,' Not Neymar

Former France international Jean-Pierre Papin hailed Kylian Mbappe after he scored a hat-trick for Paris Saint-Germain to take his tally to 30 Ligue 1 goals for the season.

Mbappe scored all three goals as PSG celebrated their sixth title win in seven seasons with a 3-1 victory against Monaco on Sunday.

Papin thinks the 20-year-old is now the team's biggest star despite the presence of Neymar, as he told Le Parisien (h/t Goal's Chris Burton):

"The real weapon of PSG is not Neymar, it's him.

"We could have predicted that.