Philippe Diallo, president of the French Football Federation, deplored “an insane schedule” which would partly explain the absence of Kylian Mbappé during the Blues gathering.
It is without its captain, Kylian Mbappé, that the France team meets at Clairefontaine this Monday. Hit in the left thigh on September 24 with Real Madrid, the captain of the Blues played again on October 2 but was not included in Didier Deschamps’ list for the Blues rally, due to an injury that was not entirely resolved. .. before starting this weekend with his club.
Enough to arouse incomprehension. The president of the French Football Federation (FFF), Philippe Diallo, denied the idea of an imbroglio between the different parties. “Didier had exchanged with him (Mbappe) directly and with the medical staff of Real Madrid and he decided not to select him, which does not call into question Kylian’s attachment to the France team.declared Diallo at the microphone of franceinfo .
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Diallo concedes “pressure exerted by the clubs”
The boss of the FFF underlines that Mbappé’s teammate at Real, Vinicius, “will not play with his Brazilian team either”. The Madrid club mentioned “a neck injury» occurred against Villarreal last Saturday (2-0). Diallo recognizes “pressure exerted by clubs on their players” and points “an insane schedule”increasingly criticized. “We must convince the entire world of football that coming to the selection is an honor”summarizes Diallo.
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