Just a routine visit?
That's what Pelé was telling his 10 million
followers a few days ago, as he was admitted to Albert Einstein Hospital on Tuesday.
Knowing that he had been suffering from colon cancer since September 2021, the football planet was logically in turmoil.
On Friday, doctors mentioned a "
respiratory infection
", saying that his general condition was improving and that he had initially been hospitalized as part of a reassessment of his cancer treatment.
Reassuring, then.
Kylian Mbappé is nevertheless worried, concerned about the state of health of the triple winner of the World Cup, 82 years old.
And for good reason,
Folha
, a daily newspaper in São Paulo announces this Saturday that "
Pelé is no longer responding to chemotherapy and is in palliative care
.
Much less encouraging news…
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"
Pray for the King
", claims Mbappé on Twitter, to show his support for the Brazilian legend.
Remember that the two men met several times.
They share one of their sponsors.
The opportunity for both of them to say all the good things they think of them.
"
Keep your head
up", for example, had launched Pelé to Mbappé after the exit of the track of the Blues at the Euro, last year, he who has often multiplied the praise for the young (23 years old) striker of PSG.
Almost more than to his compatriot Neymar… “
When the King of Football speaks of you in this way, it is a pleasure… I think that should encourage me to work well
”, Mbappé said in 2021, on the set. from the
TF1
newspaper
.
At AFP, in 2019, Pelé had for example deemed it "
possible
" to see Bondy's star reach the 1000 goal mark, like him.
"
I think that even if we count the goals at the" city stadium "or at the PlayStation, I will still be far from it at the end of my career
", smiled Mbappé, who therefore does not have the heart to laugh .