The defender of the French team, Ibrahima Konaté, does not envy the constant interest aroused by his teammate and captain of the Blues Kylian Mbappé.
Invited on the Canal Football Club set this Sunday, Ibrahima Konaté did not escape a question about Kylian Mbappé. The star striker of the France team, who normally attracts more attention compared to his teammates, has been talked about even more since he was… absent. The captain of the Blues, although physically fit, did not take part in the international sequence in October, and was not called up by Didier Deschamps for that of November.
Konaté, who is one of the candidates to wear the armband in Mbappé's absence, was questioned about the extraordinary media interest his partner arouses. “When he is with us, all the journalists revolve around him. Mbappé, the place he has in his world is exceptional”says the Liverpool defender. But there is no jealousy in Konaté's mind.
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“I often tell him: frankly, I want your level of football, I admit, but I don't want your life because it's very difficult to have his name everywhere. At the slightest actions and gestures, we constantly talk about him”notes the 2022 world vice-champion. Author of disappointing performances at Euro 2024 and for many months at club, Mbappé is strongly criticized. “We must not be ungrateful for what he was able to bring to this French team, he did a lot”recalls Konaté, who could perhaps find him in the blue jersey in March 2025. Not before in any case.
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