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Once again absent from the France team gathering, Kylian Mbappé raises big questions about his future with the Blues. Journalist Romain Molina also dropped a little bombshell by explaining that the Real Madrid striker could even decide to retire internationally. A pretty incredible choice at only 25 years old, even if other stars under 30 did it well before Mbappé. A quick overview.
Kylian Mbappé and theFrench teamis this really the end? The former star of PSGalready absent from the Blues gathering last month, was not summoned by Didier Deschamps this month of November. An uneasiness seems to have set in between the two men, and the journalist Romain Molina even announced in recent days in a Youtube video that Mbappé could even opt for premature international retirement, at just 25 years old: “ The player and the person who represents him, his mother, are cut off from the whole world. They have the impression that there is a plot against them, that they are blamed, in particular the French press which would be responsible for the disenchantment (…) Today there is resentment towards the coach “, he revealed.
Mbappé like Varane, Nasri… and Cantona?
In the recent history ofFrench teamseveral big names had decided to bow out and no longer wear the tricolor jersey even before having reached the symbolic 30-year mark. Latest example: Raphael Earlywho announced his decision shortly after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar when he was 29 years old. Samir Nasriwho had a more tumultuous history with the Blues, made it official after his non-selection for the 2014 World Cup, at only 27 years old. And finally, how can we not mention the case Eric Cantonawho unknowingly honored his very last selection in January 1995 before falling out with Aimé Jacquet not even 30 years old.
Scholes, Özil, Song… Foreign examples
But theFrench team is not the only selection affected by this scenario of premature international retirement. The legendary Paul Scholesemblematic midfielder of Manchester Unitedhad decided to leave the English selection after the failure of Euro 2004, at only 29 years old. The German Mesut Özilwho said he was a victim of racism and discrimination in his country after the 2018 World Cup, also bowed out internationally at the age of 29. And finally, at only 27 years old, Alexandre Song had not digested his absence from Cameroon's list for the African Cup of Nations in 2015 and had also made this radical decision.
