Kylian Mbappe has professed his love for AC Milan as he declared he dreams of playing for the Serie A giants later in his career.
The 25-year-old will be moving on from Paris Saint-Germain this summer after refusing to extend his stay at Parc des Princes.
It is understood that the 2018 World Cup winner has verbally agreed to join Real Madrid on a free transfer, where he stands to earn £13million-a-year in Spain.
But in an interview with Sky Sport Italia, the France international appears to have already set his sights on playing at the San Siro.
The ex-Monaco forward has revealed he supported the Rossoneri as a child, and still follows their results on a weekly basis.
Asked whether he sees himself playing in Serie A one day, Mbappe said: “Italy? We never know what could happen.
“When I was a kid, I was a fan of Milan, and I always said that if one day I come to Italy, I am going to play at Milan.
“So we never know what can happen, but I always watch the Italian league – every game of Milan.
“Because since I was a young kid, I was with a family close to mine, they are big Milan fans, and I was always there as a kid in their house to watch Milan’s games.
“So now I keep watching the games, but we never know what can happen.
“I was in Paris, I’m going to have a new club now, and I’m really happy with what I have, but you never know what can happen.
“The only thing I can say is that I watch Serie A, it’s a really good league and we see that next year, they’re going to have many teams in the Champions League.
“They improve a lot, and I wish them good luck.”
Mbappe signed off his PSG career last weekend in the best way possible by winning the Coupe de France at Lyon’s expense.
His teammates hoisted him in the air following the full-time whistle as a sign of respect following all he has done for the club.
He ends his PSG chapter as the club’s all-time top scorer with 256 goals in 308 games in all competitions.
And Mbappe is excited about what the next chapter of his career holds.
“I want to be happy,” he told CNN.
“I will leave my country for the first time,” added Mbappé. “It’s going to be an amazing experience and I can’t wait to be in my new club. I want to win trophies … When you speak about football, [it’s about] winning trophies, being with new teammates.
“Now, I have my contract with PSG … Everybody knows that it’s soon finishing and we’re going to see what happens.”