Young Paris Saint-Germain defender Timothee Pembele is confident that he is capable of breaking into the first team at Parc des Princes one day.
Still only 17, the youngster already has his eyes sets on graduating to eventually play alongside the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Neymar in the starting XI.
He is not intimated by the challenge of forcing his way into coach Thomas Tuchel’s thinking, doubtless inspired by the efforts of Colin Dagba, who has made himself a regular in the matchday squad since breaking into the team a year ago.
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A raft of youngsters were shipped out over the summer, but that does not worry Pembele, who believes the decision to make the under-19 side the new ‘reserves’ will only fast-track aspiring stars like himself into the top side.