French footballer Kylian Mbappé was not included in the list of 23 players who will face Israel and Italy next week in the nations leagues.
The coach of the French team, Didier Deschamps, revealed that Mbappe wanted to join the group, but the coach preferred to choose attackers Marcus Thuram, Randal Kolo Muani and Christopher Nkunku.
“Look, I had several discussions with him, I thought about it and I made this decision on this gathering, obviously, because I think it’s better, it’s better that way. […]I’m not going to argue. What I can tell you is two things. The first is that Kylian wanted to come. And two, it is not non-sporting problems that come into play since the presumption of innocence exists and must exist. It is a one-off choice for this meeting with the next matches. “, declared Didier Deschamps, coach of the France team.
25-year-old Kylian Mbappe has struggled since his transfer from Paris Saint-Germain to Real Madrid. He has already missed two matches for the French team last month against Israel and Belgium, although he was fit for selection.
There is also no place in Deschamps’ squad for Mbappe’s club teammate Aurélien Tchouameni, whose midfielder is currently the subject of a transfer from Real.
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