Kylian Mbappé presented his teammates from the France team one by one before the start of Euro 2024 in Germany. The Blues captain gently teased his friend Ousmane Dembélé and put an end to the mystery on the Paris Saint-Germain winger’s best footing.
World champions in 2018 and still partners in the French team six years later during Euro 2024, Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé also played together at PSG this season. Close to each other, the two great friends are accomplices on and off the field. During a series of interviews broadcast by the newspaper Ouest-France before the start of the continental tournament, the captain of the Blues made the presentations and had words for each partner of the selection.
Unsurprisingly, therefore, he did not fail to joke about his dear ‘Dembouz’ with whom he shared great adventures: “I can tell so many anecdotes that they would take up the entire interview”.
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“This guy is a legend”
Willingly rooming with the one he claims to beat in video games, both in Fifa and in NBA 2K, Kylian Mbappé also took the opportunity to answer with humor the question that many supporters of the France team and PSG ask. pose when watching Ousmane Dembélé play: what is his best foot? A clear reference to the Vegedream hit Take the cup home which accompanied the coronation of the 2018 World Cup.
“If he is right-handed or left-handed,” Kylian Mbappé asked with a smile. “He often tells him that he drives better with the left, and hits better with the right. Do what you want with that (laughs).”
Before clarifying, still in a joking tone: “Anyway, he himself doesn’t know. This guy is a myth. More seriously, I’m so happy with what’s happening to him at PSG, where he is fulfilled, had a full season, without a glitch.” You can always count on your friends… One thing is certain, the French group is still going strong.
Jean-Guy Lebreton Journalist RMC Sport
