Brazil legend Pele has been admitted to hospital in Paris, according to reports in France.
RMC Sport report that the 78-year-old is suffering from a fever and his condition is not considered to be life-threatening.
Pele was taken from his hotel in the 7th arrondissement district to a nearby hospital on Tuesday evening where he stayed overnight.
The former Santos striker remained in hospital on Wednesday where he was monitored by doctors.
A member of Pele’s entourage told RMC Sport that the decision to go to hospital is a ‘precautionary measure’.
On Tuesday evening, Pele had met Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe at a promotional event in Paris.
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Mbappe has been tipped to become one of the world’s greatest players but Pele has warned the 20-year-old French striker that he still has a lot of room to improve. ‘He is not yet the king,’ Pele told Le Parisien.
He is undergoing tests to become the king. He still has a lot of steps ahead of him. He is young, he has just started.
The technique, he already has it.
The physical aspect is the most important thing for an athlete today. ‘What is missing? Not much.
Maybe his heading game, the impulse and the jump. That’s what makes us different again because I had a lot of momentum. I was going very high and I scored a lot of headed goals.’
