Mohammed Kudus is a better player than Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr. – Charles Taylor

Ghana Premier League legend, Charles Assampong Taylor says Mohammed Kudus is a better footballer than Brazil and Real Madrid forward, Vinicius Jr.

Kudus was a key figure for West Ham United last season, scoring 14 goals and assisting six times in his debut campaign with the Hammers.

He also assisted them to play in the quarterfinal of the Europa League.

He also set the record for the most successful dribbles in a single Premier League game when West Ham faced Chelsea and ended the campaign as the best dribbler in Europe.

Vinicius Jr., on the other hand, was instrumental in Real Madrid’s double achievement last season as he won La Liga and the UEFA Champions League.

Despite the Brazil international being one of the favourites to win the Ballon d’Or, ex-Ghana winger Taylor believes he’s not on a par with Kudus.

According to him, Kudus would not struggle to be the face of Real Madrid if he were to swap places with the Brazilian winger.

“Kudus is a better footballer than Vinicius Jr. If Kudus were to be at Real Madrid, he’d have been the main man in the team,” Taylor said on Angel TV.

“The quality that Kudus displays, Vinicius doesn’t match up but it’s because we don’t believe in our own players and the lack of quality pitches here," he added.

Taylor was one of the most exciting talents in the Ghana Premier League from the late nineties to the early 2000s.

He was part of Hearts’ famous 64 Battalion that won the treble of league, FA Cup and CAF Champions League in 2000.

A one-time Ghana Premier League top scorer, he later crossed carpets to play for Hearts’ bitter rivals Asante Kotoko, in what was a very controversial transfer move.

Meanwhile, Mohammed Kudus and Vinicius Jr will return to action for their respective clubs in the Premier League and La Liga respectively.