Inter defender Stefan de Vrij credited new Juventus signing Cristiano Ronaldo with having a positive impact on Serie A, but rates Kylian Mbappe ahead of him as the best forward he has faced.
Ronaldo joined Juve in a shock transfer in July following nine hugely successful seasons with Real Madrid, with whom he won four Champions League titles.
Many believe Ronaldo s signing is the final piece of the puzzle for Juve in the quest to end their 22-year drought in Europe s elite competition.
The 33-year-old s start in Serie A has been a little slow considering he has not scored in three league outings, though De Vrij does not doubt the impact Ronaldo will have on Italian football.
I confess, at first I did not believe he was coming to Italy, the Dutchman told Corriere dello Sport.
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But when they [the media] kept saying it, then [I started to take note]. For Italian football, his arrival in Serie A was positive because it gives a great boost to the whole competition.
I played against him with the national team in a friendly against Portugal before the 2014 World Cup. It finished 1-1 and he scored on a corner.
Nevertheless, Ronaldo did not make as much of an impact on him as another attacker, who is taking the world by storm despite still being a 19-year-old.
When asked who the best attacker De Vrij has played against, the experienced Dutchman simply said: That s Mbappe.
The young Frenchman won the award for the best young player at this year s World Cup after helping France to glory.
