Former Paris Saint-Germain star Pauleta has backed the club's current forward Kylian Mbappe to reach the heights of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, and said he thinks the France sensation is more like the former than the latter.
Following a stunning FIFA World Cup, where Mbappe was key to France's eventual success, the striker has continued to progress with PSG in 2018-19. The 20-year-old is among the finest players in the world.
Speaking to L'Equipe (h/t Chris Burton of Goal), Pauleta thinks Mbappe can become one of the best players of his generation and discussed whether he's more like the Juventus or Barcelona star:
"He can reach the level of Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo and win several Ballons d'Or.