It was in his childhood bedroom, surrounded by walls plastered with posters of his hero, Cristiano Ronaldo, that Kylian Mbappe laid the plan for his football career.
Even as young as nine years old, he knew how it would go. He would remain in France for his early years. He would play for his country. He would lift the Champions League trophy. And the ultimate aim: He would win the Ballon d'Or.
French journalist Ronan Boscher, who has covered Mbappe for years and written extensively on him, calls the plans laid out in that room the "grand project" of not only Mbappe but also his whole family.