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‘Mbappe is our Zidane’ – Dugarry on why PSG star must play centre forward for France

The 19-year-old can be Les Bleus' spearhead for the next 10 or 15 years so should be given the chance to learn in that role, the ex-striker says

Kylian Mbappe is the Zinedine Zidane of the current generation of French footballers, World Cup winner Christophe Dugarry has argued.

Dugarry was in the squad that Zidane led to glory in 1998 by heading a double in a 3-0 win over Brazil in Paris and sees the young Paris Saint-Germain star as having the same talismanic effect as the current Real Madrid boss.

For that reason, he believes that the 19-year-old Mbappe should be used in his strongest position by Didier Deschamps: as a centre forward.