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Kylian Mbappe and his PSG teammate Achraf Hakimi visit the American Dream mall in New Jersey during a trip to the US…and the superstar from France appears alongside a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle!
Soccer superstars Kylian Mbappe and Achraf Hakimi continued their escapade to New York from Paris Saint-Germain while enjoying the delights the American Dream has to offer.
The pair had traveled to New York earlier this week after the Ligue 1 club gave them time off following their long World Cup seasons.
Having previously been spotted courtside in the Brooklyn Nets’ win over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday, the duo headed to a different kind of local attraction on Thursday.
Soccer superstars Kylian Mbappe (2nd right) and Achraf Hakimi (left) visit the American Dream Mall, a shopping and entertainment complex located in New Jersey (pictured with the owners (Allen Ghermezian and David Ghermezian)
The French gamer jokingly posed next to a teenage mutant ninja turtle, Michelangelo.
DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal that Mbappe and Hakimi had some fun at the American Dream Mall, a shopping and entertainment complex located in New Jersey, just a heartbeat away from New York City.
The owners, Allen Ghermezian and David Ghermezian, hosted them and provided special service. The owners have previously hosted huge stars like Kim Kardashian, Mr Beast, Cardi B and Off Set, just to name a few.
Mbappe was captured posing next to a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, who soccer fans have jokingly compared the French star to in the past.
The two Paris Saint-Germain stars posed at the start of a roller coaster ride with the owners.
They were first escorted in VIP Pink Golf carts to the largest indoor amusement park in the Western Hemisphere, Nickelodeon Universe, where they reportedly had a great time.
At the amusement park, the two posed with their thumbs up before going on a roller coaster ride with the owners.
From there, the group went to the escape room, made a pit stop at Oreo Cafe inside ITsugar, and finally completed their day trip at the largest indoor water park in North America, Dreamworks Water Park, which they had reserved privately for them.
The pair reached the closing stages of the World Cup with France going all the way to the final, while Morocco went out in the semi-finals against Mbappe and company eventually finishing fourth.
Mbappé reached the World Cup final with France, while Hakimi’s Morocco finished fourth
PSG head coach Christophe Galtier claimed the duo needed time to ‘recover’ after Qatar
They quickly returned from international duty to feature in PSG’s first two games after the tournament, but the French champions fell 3-1 to Lens on Sunday.
Both players started the shock loss against Lens, playing the full 90 minutes, and were also involved in the previous game against Strasbourg.
Head coach Christophe Galtier claimed they need time to “recover” after having returned to the club’s World Cup action.
After flying to the Big Apple, the teammates enjoyed sitting in the stands instead of being part of the action for once as they sat courtside to watch the Nets beat the San Antonio Spurs 139-103 on Saturday. Monday night.
Kevin Durant was the star of the show as he scored 25 points, and the PSG duo posed for pictures with him on the court, with Hakimi holding a Nets jersey.
Mbappe and Hakimi watched the Brooklyn Nets beat the San Antonio Spurs from the pitch
Kylian Mbappe and Achraf Hakimi posed for a photo with Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant.
Mbappe posted the photo of the three men on his Instagram along with the caption “Special night”.
Mbappé and Hakimi met the home team again after the match, with the former offering his congratulations as he greeted the players in the dressing room.
‘Great game, guys. Congratulations. It was a lot of fun to watch. Good luck for the season,’ Mbappé said as he toured the dressing room.
Shortly after the game, Mbappé revealed his top five NBA players. Shared by NBA France on Twitter, the 24-year-old listed LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Giannis Antentokoumpo, Luka Doncic and Jayson Tatum at the top of his NBA player rankings.