The Kylian Mbappe and Neymar timeline of woe as PSG superstars spark astonishing dressing room split

There was once a time when both Neymar and Kylian Mbappe were the best of chums, but those Paris Saint-Germain double-act days appear consigned to history.

And there seems no obvious end in sight to the astonishing rift which threatens to derail the new regime under transfer chief Luis Campos and boss Christoph Galtier. Saturday night's stormy 5-2 win over Montpellier appears just a small insight into the warring factions which are raging behind closed doors.

Supporters across the world were engrossed by Mbappe openly campaigning to take the second penalty after he had missed his first spot kick. And that incident appears a microcosm of the issues threatening a potential mutiny with the French capital's marquee club. Neymar is the designated penalty taker when Mbappe is not on the pitch but it's less clear over whether he gets his shot when the France international misfires first time around. And the man who turned down Real Madrid for a new money-spinning deal with PSG sparked more consternation as he was filmed huffing and stopping his run mid-attack after he wasn't given the ball. An unsavoury evening all round.

Now PSG's most expensive ever signings - the season after Maurico Pochettino failed to unite a fractured dressing room - appear on the verge of a ding dong that outdoes any that have gone before. The duo used to lavish praise on each other on a regular basis, now reports state Campos has had both men in for a meeting to iron out their multiple differences.

A key reason why relations have allegedly gone south is due to the added powers Mbappe received after he said no to Madrid. The 23-year-old is understood to have a greater say on personnel decisions and the club's strategy over the coming years. Mbappe's