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Mbappe inherits French Player of the Year crown from Kante

Kylian Mbappe’s remarkable rise to the top of the global game has now seen the Paris Saint-Germain forward crowned French Player of the Year for the first time.

The 20-year-old frontman has enjoyed a remarkable 2018.

He had already enjoyed a stunning rise to prominence prior to entering the current calendar year.

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After bursting onto the scene as a precociously-gifted teenager at Monaco, a big-money transfer had taken him to Parc des Princes.

Another Ligue 1 title triumph was enjoyed in 2017-18, as PSG swept the board in terms of domestic honours.