Neymar (left) and Kylian Mbappé.Reuters
Neymar and Kylian Mbappé have been photographed training together at Paris Saint-Germain for the first time.
The images are a show of force worth an unprecedented £364 million ($475 million) in combined transfer fees, as PSG hopes to win the Champions League.
PSG smashed the world transfer fee record, spending £200 million on former FC Barcelona forward Neymar. Four weeks later, Mbappé arrived from Monaco.
The 18-year-old initially signed on a season-long loan, with a £164 million permanent deal expected to be completed next summer.
UEFA opened a Financial Fair Play investigation into PSG earlier this month after its spending spree. PSG said it is confident all is above board. And for now, it is focused on fielding two superstars.
Kylian Mbappé (left) and Neymar.Reuters
Neymar arrived in Paris with a big reputation. The 25-year-old has scored 52 goals in 79 international games for Brazil and has already given PSG fans a glimpse of what they can expect when he created two goals and scored two goals in a 6-2 annihilation of Toulouse.
But it is French teenager Mbappé who has been compared to Brazil icon Pele.
Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger, who unsuccessfully bid £87 million forMbappé in June, had been courting the forward for years — and made the Pele comparison himself.
In an interview with the Telegraph, Mbappé said: “It’s really incredible to be compared to a player like ‘King Pele’ who is the King of Football.”
Reuters