Kylian Mbappe has defended Lamine Yamal and told the world to lay off the Barcelona superstar.

Yamal’s private life has been in the headlines recently, with his 18th birthday party attracting criticism, while there’s also been plenty of focus on his love life.

Mbappe says that the media should lay off the teenager and let him live his life.

”It’s clear he has a lot of passion for football, and that’s the one thing he can’t lose. The rest is his personal life. We have to leave him alone. In football, he’s a great player, but in life, he’s just an 18-year-old kid. At that age, everyone makes mistakes. You do things right, you do things wrong.” he said on Universo Valdano.

“In the end, he’ll have his life experience. He’ll know what’s good for him, and in the end, you just have to look at what he does on the pitch. What he does off the pitch isn’t important, if it’s not serious. He has great talent and will follow the path he wants. I wish him the best of luck.”