Kylian Mbappé’s popularity is in free fall in France, and the Real Madrid striker has not helped his case by snubbing the October rally and being grilled in a nightclub.
Officially injured and therefore resting, Kylian Mbappé was not selected by Didier Deschamps for the French team’s matches against Israel and Belgium in October as part of the Nations League. The Real Madrid striker played 30 minutes against Lille, then an hour against Villarreal, just before the break. And to make matters worse, the former Paris Saint-Germain striker was seen in a nightclub in Stockholm… during the Blues’ match against Israel. Little by little, the gap widens between the captain of the French team and the French public. An observation visible in surveys, but also among partner brands of the French Football Federation.
Questioned by L’Equipe, one of them confirms the emerging disenchantment between Kylian Mbappé and the French public. “Tchouaméni, Barcola, Dembélé or Koundé have this (marketing) potential. Griezmann’s stop is detrimental because he was unanimous unlike Mbappé. We feel a disenchantment with Mbappé, his image no longer unites. We notice this in the engagement around our campaigns” reveals a partner brand of the French Football Federation. Suffice it to say that for Kylian Mbappé, who is the symbol of the French team sportingly but also on television since the 2018 World Cup, the situation is serious. Never has the top scorer in the history of Paris Saint-Germain suffered such disenchantment in his country.
Griezmann much more loved than Mbappé in France
Kylian Mbappé will have to redouble his efforts if he wants to reconquer France, and this will undoubtedly start with his presence against Israel and Italy next November. But in the months to come, we must prepare to see Kylian Mbappé miss gatherings since this weekend, we learned that the number nine of Real Madrid, focused on obtaining the 2025 Ballon d’Or, did not rule out don’t miss a few gatherings in order to focus on your club performances. Ideally, Kylian Mbappé would only like to play big matches for the national team. A plan which will undoubtedly be thwarted by the demands of Didier Deschamps and by the pressure of a French public which no longer intends to forgive him anything.
