The debate stirred up the start of the French team’s rally: in the absence of Kylian Mbappé, who was going to take the captain’s armband for the matches against Israel and Belgium? The suspense was skillfully maintained by Didier Deschamps. And some players did not hesitate to apply, like Ibrahima Konaté, who had also designated Mike Maignan, Jules Koundé and Aurélien Tchouaméni as the favorites. It was ultimately Aurélien Tchouaméni who inherited the captaincy, as announced by the French staff a few minutes ago.
It is therefore the Real Madrid midfielder who will accompany Didier Deschamps at the match eve press conference, and who will wear the armband Thursday evening in Budapest to face Israel. Note that despite the latest information on the subject, Mike Maignan who was expected to wear the captain’s armband is in no way disappointed or annoyed by the choice of Aurélien Tchouaméni according to our information. The indisputable holder in the goals of the Blues, who is also not captain of AC Milan and who does not feel the desire to be, is a natural leader of the locker room and does not need to be the captain to exercise his leadership. We also saw it during the last Blues rally in September.
