5 footballers who look like cartoon characters

Metz v Paris Saint Germain - Ligue 1 — Mbappe and Cavani have their doppelgangers in the cartoon world!

#2 Edinson Cavani - Tarzan

Paris Saint-Germain and Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani is often compared to Walt Disney's Tarzan when it comes to the subject of lookalikes.

Cavani has the long hair, narrow eyebrows and the forehead of Tarzan. Although not exactly similar, he also has a narrow jaw like Tarzan. The 31-year-old centre-forward showed the world that he is well aware of the comparisons made between him and the jungle boy when he celebrated his goal against AS Monaco in the 2016/17 season by replicating a gesture done by the animation character.

Edinson Cavani is a real-life Tarzan! No question about that! 😉⚽#EdinsonCavani #Cavani #cavaniwolrdcup2018 #WorldCup #WorldCup2018 #WorldCupRussia2018 #Tarvan pic.twitter.com/14Zt1unqAB
— Stremio (@stremio) July 3, 2018

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