It is a new absence which raises questions, even more so than that of the month of October. Kylian Mbappé does not appear in the list of twenty-three players revealed by Didier Deschamps, Thursday, November 7, who will play in the next two meetings of the French football team, against Israel (on the 14th) then in Italy (on the 17th). ). The captain of the Blues is not injured, is in full possession of his physical means and has played a series of matches in recent weeks with his club.
“It’s my decision”insisted the coach. “I had several discussions with him, I thought about it and I made this decision for this gathering, because I think it’s better that way”he tried to explain, bombarded with questions at a press conference on the non-call-up of the Real Madrid striker. “I can tell you two things: Kylian wanted to come and it’s not the extra-sporting problems that come into play”continued Didier Deschamps.
The latter refers to the investigation currently being carried out by the Stockholm public prosecutor's office into a complaint for a rape which allegedly took place concomitantly with Mbappé's visit to the Swedish capital in October. The player's name has not yet been cited in this case, although two Swedish tabloids, The evening paper et The Expressaffirm that he is indeed the person targeted by this complaint.
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- The list of twenty-three players selected:
Guardians: Lucas Chevalier (West Ham), Mike Maignan (AC Milan), Brice Samba (RC Lens).
Defenders: Jonathan Clauss (OGC Nice), Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), Wesley Fofana (Chelsea), Théo Hernandez (AC Milan), Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool), Jules Koundé (FC Barcelona), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich).
Environments: Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), Matteo Guendouzi (Lazio Rome), N'Golo Kanté (Al-Ittihad), Manu Koné (AS Rome), Adrien Rabiot (Olympique de Marseille), Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint-Germain).
Attackers: Bradley Barcola, Ousmane Dembélé, Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint-Germain), Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), Michael Olise (Bayern Munich), Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan).
