Absent from the last two meetings of the French team while he is the captain of the Blues, the status of Kylian Mbappé questions and according to information from L’Équipe, Didier Deschamps and the Madrilenian will discuss the captaincy.
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According to information from The Team Didier Deschamps will discuss the captain’s armband with Kylian Mbappé. The daily specifies that the coach still has great confidence in the Real Madrid striker and that, if the latter wishes, he will keep the armband. The subject of captaincy is therefore still not decided while the former Parisian was preferred to Antoine Griezmann, who has since retired from international football.
Deschamps does not close the door to change
N’Golo Kanté, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Mike Maignan and Ibrahima Konaté: several players from the France team can claim the captain’s armband if Kylian Mbappé wishes to give it up. The Team specifies that the Blues staff particularly appreciated the performance of the defender of the Reds against Italy when the latter had the armband.
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The next gathering of the French team takes place in March 2025. It remains to be seen whether Kylian Mbappé will be summoned by Didier Deschamps.