In a few hours now, the France team will meet again at Clairefontaine to prepare for two Nations League matches against Israel and Belgium. A gathering which will take place without Kylian Mbappé.
Didier Deschamps and his troops will have two new Nations League matches to play in the coming days. For this gathering, far from helping certain clubs, the Blues coach will be able to count on a strong base, even if it will be necessary to deal with two hard blows, namely the absences of Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappé. If the first decided to retire internationally, the second preferred to ignore it to concentrate on Real Madrid. A decision that is causing a lot of talk, even though the former PSG player is still the captain of the France team and is officially no longer injured. According to some reports, Mbappé asked Didier Deschamps for a favor to avoid selection with the France team.
Mbappé and Deschamps, the truth comes out?
On the antenna of The Channel L’Equipejournalist Olivier Menard has indeed revealed some secrets about the situation with Mbappé and the Blues: “Kylian Mbappé’s attitude at a press conference last September was striking before the match against Italy, indicating that he wanted to be elsewhere. We felt like that. The most worrying thing is that this feeling was shared inside the French team’s locker room. By digging a little, I learned that Mbappé had asked Deschamps for a favor: skip the September rally in order to concentrate on his new challenge and his integration into Real Madrid. He had a bad experience with the end of last season and his bickering with PSG. Deschamps did not accept in September but there, he had to rest”. Not enough to improve his image with the French public in any case, while Mbappé has already lost points in public opinion.
