“Kylian is a lover of the France team”, Diallo supports Mbappé and wants his return “as quickly as possible” as “captain”

In an interview with ParisianPhilippe Diallo defends Kylian Mbappé, not selected by Didier Deschamps to face Israel and Italy in the League of Nations. The president of the French Football Federation hopes to quickly see the Real Madrid striker again with the armband with the Blues.

Philippe Diallo has not spoken directly with Kylian Mbappé since Euro 2024 last summer in Germany. But the president of the French Football Federation has obviously closely followed the latest events around the captain of the Blues. In an interview given to Parisianthe 61-year-old leader commented on Didier Deschamps’ choice not to call up the Real Madrid star to face Israel (this Thursday at the Stade de France) and Italy (Sunday in Milan) in the Nations League.

“He (Kylian Mbappé) exchanged a lot with Didier Deschamps. I have close relations with the coach, so I was kept informed of their exchanges and Didier’s thoughts. It is ‘the fruit’ of these exchanges which led him to make a choice”, assures the boss of the FFF. “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 the player who made us dream in 2018 and 2022, that he returns to the Blues, the captain’s armband, and that he takes us towards the 2026 World Cup and the search for a third star.”

“No doubt about his full involvement”

While waiting to know if the former PSG scorer will be back at Clairefontaine during the next gathering scheduled for March 2025, Philippe Diallo is campaigning for him to keep his captain’s armband.

“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. I have no doubt about his full involvement, nor about his behavior as captain towards the group It can happen to feel a little less well, and the only wish I have is that he comes back. as quickly as possible in his place, at the head of the French team.