Vinicius, Lukaku, Martinez…Like Mbappé, these players are conspicuous by their absence in the selection

Like Mbappé, they are conspicuous by their absence in the selection

The Mbappé soap opera is causing a lot of talk at the time of the gatherings for the international break. But the captain of the Blues is not the only one to miss international matches. Like him, his Real teammates Vinicius Jr, Militao and Lunin were absent at the last minute. Like the tricolor, the reasons provided are called into question, especially since the “Merengue” have suffered numerous injuries since the start of the season.

Others, however, are seriously injured. The Spaniards Carvajal and Rodri, executives of the reigning European champion La Roja, are seriously injured and will not play again this season.

The British Marcus Rashford and Harry Maguire are not in the plans of the new Three Lions coach Lee Carsley. The two men, who have nearly 120 caps between them, are paying for their poor start to the season with Manchester United in the Premier League.

Finally, in the goalkeeper department, Emiliano Martinez for Argentina and Matvey Safonov for Russia, offer us some rather unusual absences.