Kylian Mbappé absent from the France team gathering, Didier Deschamps had three possible candidates for the role of captain of the Blues: Aurélien Tchouaméni, Mike Maignan and Jules Koundé. In the end, it was the Real Madrid player who inherited the armband. An announcement that delighted his mother, Josette.
“The announcement of my son’s captaincy is a mixture of pride and indescribable joy. As far as Aurélien is concerned, it is a form of recognition, but at the same time a heavy responsibility, because he will have to ensure the continuity of his predecessors and create a great dynamic among his teammates.“, she declared on the microphone of RMC Sport.
