Football: Kylian Mbappe wants to 'mark history' with PSG

France's forward Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring a goal during the 2018 Fifa World Cup qualifying football match at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, on Aug 31, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Paris (AFP) - Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe, at 18 the most expensive French player of all time, said on Sunday he wanted to "mark the history" of the French capital with his new club.

Mbappe, who hails from the north-eastern Parisian surburb of Bondy, joined PSG from Monaco on a season-long loan last week in a deal that will make him the second most expensive footballer in history.

His overall transfer fee could rise to €180 million(S$289.87 million) including add-ons, which would make Mbappe second only to new team-mate Neymar on the all-time list of costliest transfers.

"Big players have marked history in their country whether with the national team or their club," Mbappe said in an interview with TF1, adding that it would have been premature to have left France. "What I want to do is to really mark the history of my city. PSG was really the project that allowed me to carry on my progress while playing."

Asked whether the arrival of Neymar from Barcelona for a record €222 million affected his decision to join PSG, he said: "No. "Nonetheless, to play with Neymar is really something extraordinary. We all know the player he is. PSG already interested me but with Neymar it's true that it was an extra boost.

"When you arrive at a club like that, which has the ambition of becoming the best club in the world, you have the ambition to win everything.

"The Champions League is part of those competitions so we'll play to win everything."

Mbappe scored his first international goal in France's 4-0 victory over the Netherlands on Thursday.

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