“I thought about it and made this decision at this gathering. Because I think it’s better that way. I’m not going to argue. What I can tell you is that Kylian Mbappé wanted to come. And secondly, it is not the extra-sporting problems that come into play.» Even while not wanting to say too much about the absence of Kylian Mbappé from his list, Didier Deschamps risks putting himself in an uncomfortable situation.
Present at a press conference this Thursday, the Blues coach had indeed suggested that this choice to do without his captain was indeed his, and not a response to pressure from Real Madrid, or a request from his player… This was quickly denied by the Spanish press. In the afternoon, the influential journalist from Marca or even ChiringuitoJosé Luis Sanchez, always very alert on the news surrounding Real Madrid, affirmed that Kylian Mbappé had quite simply informed his coach of his need to find his best form. A very opposite version, therefore, to that mentioned by DD.
