Kylian Mbappé in love, the truth comes out

The gatherings follow one another and are similar for the French team. As in October, the preparation of the Blues for the two matches against Israel and Italy is in fact polluted by the controversy raging around Kylian Mbappé. This time, the Madrid striker seemed determined to join the selection, but Didier Deschamps decided not to call him up, explaining that “it was better that way”.

For many, Didier Deschamps did not tell the whole truth at a press conference. If some consider that this non-selection constitutes in fact a real sanction, others affirm that the former Monegasque was more than reluctant to join the Blues and intends to favor Real Madrid over the French team. A version strongly contested by Philippe Diallo, the president of the French Football Federation.

Kylian Mbappé, no doubts to have

“He (Kylian Mbappé) exchanged a lot with Didier Deschamps. I have close relationships with the coach, so I was kept informed of their discussions and Didier's thoughts. It was 'the fruit' of these exchanges that led him to make a choice”he confided in the columns of Le Parisien, adding: “Kylian is one of the best players in the world. He is going through a somewhat delicate period, but the wish, I think, of all football lovers, is that he comes out of it as quickly as possible, that he becomes again the player who made us dream in 2018 and 2022, that he finds the Blues, the captain's armband, and he takes us towards the 2026 World Cup and the search for a third star. »

“I want to immediately dispel this idea: every time I spoke with him, I always saw in Kylian a lover of the France team, respectful of the jersey he wears, he insisted. I have no doubt about his full involvement, nor about his behavior as captain towards the group. It can happen that you feel a little less well, and the only wish I have is that he returns to his place as quickly as possible, at the head of the France team. »