The striker looked to be having a whale of a time as he taught the children some skills with a football and posed for photographs to make sure they had visual evidence of a day they are unlikely to forget.

Born in the Parisian suburbs, Mbappe and the children played on the kind of community pitch that he would have hoped his talents on as a youngster before earning a place in the famed Clairefontaine academy at the age of 13.

It was from there that Monaco scouts noticed his talents and pounced to sign him, a decision that could well earn the club a nine-figure sum if they decide to sell this summer.