Kylian Mbappé’s mother and agent, Fayza Lamari, has disclosed that the duo of Zinedine Zidane and Cristiano Ronaldo remains his son’s role models in football.
Lamari made this known in a chat with L’Equipe, where she recounted how Mbappe was overwhelmed meeting the former Real Madrid stars.
“I still remember Kylian’s reaction when he met Zinedine Zidane as a child. He was spellbound.
“He didn’t want to wash his jacket anymore because Zidane had touched it. When Real Madrid arrived, I felt the same way.”
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“When Cristiano Ronaldo moved from Manchester United to Madrid… from that moment on, Kylian started calling himself Portuguese,” she confides.
“He would go to a friend’s house to watch the games. To cheer for Ronaldo. He was a little in love.”
Criticism of his son often hurts Lamari: “But not the criticism about him not defending, because he hasn’t done so since he was four,” he jokes. “But when the fans boo him, it’s like you’ve lost your son. He belongs to everyone except you.”
