Revealed! Mbappe has Nigerian roots

Monaco striker Kylian Mbappe has attracted some of the biggest sides in world football in the last few weeks , making the 18 - year - old football ’ s most courted teenager.

The striker took Europe by storm last season , scoring 26 goals in all competitions in his first full season at senior club level .

Mbappe is one of the most sought after players in the summer transfer market in Europe .

Reports on Tuesday claimed that Real Madrid has agreed to sign the teenager for £161 m

While close followers of the emerging striker acknowledge his ability to carve out goals, not much of these people know that the hugely talented player has Nigerian roots , as a recent research has shown

Kylian ’ s father, Wilfred Mbappe , who has Cameroonian and Nigerian roots , was once a refuge , who migrated to France for greener pastures . According to reports, Wilfred in a bid to get a permanent stay got married to an Algerian -French lady Fayza , an ex-handball player.

Kylian was given a Yoruba middle name Adesanmi meaning “ crown fits me ” by Wilfred , who also adopted a son , Jirès Kembo Ekoko, a professional footballer of Congolese descent , but has a biological son and younger brother of Kylian named Adeyemi Mbappe , in recognition of his Nigerian roots .

Adeyemi is a Yoruba name meaning “ the crown befits you .” Indeed , Adeyemi is the reason why Kylian celebrates his goals by posing with his arms crossed and thumbs up.

“ This is how my younger brother celebrated when he beat me in the FIFA video game , ” said Mbappe .

Wilfried works as coach at AS Bondy and he started training Kylian at the age of six . He also spends time coaching Adeyemi , while he is currently his Kylian ’ s agent.

Meanwhile , the Monaco star has also been linked as a grandson of Cameroonian midfield legend Samuel Mbappe Leppe. But findings by our correspondent has shown that the late Leppe, who played for Oryx Douala in the 1950 s and 1960 s , winning five league and three Cup title ( 1963 , 1968 and 1970 ) and was the first captain to lift the African Champions Clubs’ Cup in the 1964 / 65 season , may not have any biological links with Kylian .