Inter Milan defender Stefan de Vrij has claimed Cristiano Ronaldo is not the best player he has faced in his career but French starlet Kylian Mbappe is
The Portuguese forward moved to Juventus in a £100million deal this summer, ending his trophy-laden spell with Spanish giants Real Madrid
Despite his high-profile move, Ronaldo has struggled to make an impact and has uncharacteristically failed to find the back of the net in his three Serie A games so far
De Vrij, who will come up against Ronaldo's Juve in December with Inter, admits he could not believe he left the Spanish capital but his arrival will boost Italian football
'I confess, at first I did not believe he was coming to Italy,' the Dutchman told Corriere dello Sport
'But when they [the media] kept saying it, then I started to take note. For Italian football, his arrival in Serie A was positive because it gives a great boost to the whole competition
'I played against him with the national team in a friendly against Portugal before the 2014 World Cup
It finished 1-1 and he scored on a corner.' However, when asked about his toughest opponent he replied: 'That's Mbappe
' Mbappe has won the World Cup, claimed every club title possible in France and scored a host of goals for Monaco, PSG and his national team at the age of 19
His goal record at his tender age is impressive compared to Ronaldo's statistics at the same point in his career
Mbappe has already netted 52 times in two seasons as an established member of the first-teams at Monaco and PSG
That tally has ensured he has moved well clear of Ronaldo. By the same age the Portuguese star had scored just 17
The Frenchman has also left his mark on the Champions League, helping Monaco to the semi-finals in 2016-17 before departing for Paris last summer
He has scored 10 goals across two years in the elite competition while Ronaldo was yet to score
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