As during the October gathering of the French team, the absence of Kylian Mbappé has caused a lot of ink to flow. While criticism falls on the captain of the French team and the explanations put forward by Didier Deschamps on his non-selection struggle to convince, the president of the French Football Federation (FFF) Philippe Diallo spoke at this subject. In an interview published by The Parisianthis Tuesday, the boss of “3F” indicates having discussed with the Real Madrid player. “ I spoke with him during the Euro. Since then, I haven’t had it live. He exchanged a lot with Didier Deschamps. I have close relationships with the coach, so I was kept informed of their discussions and Didier’s thoughts. It was “the fruit” of these exchanges that led him to make a choice. Kylian is one of the best players in the world. He is going through a slightly more delicate period, but the wish, I think, of all football lovers. It’s that he gets out of it as quickly as possible, that he becomes again the player who made us dream in 2018 and 2022, that he finds the Blues, the captain’s armband, and that he takes us towards the 2026 World Cup and the search for a third star », explained Diallo before defending Mbappé on his involvement with the Blues.
“ I want to immediately dispel this idea: every time I spoke with him, I always saw in Kylian a lover of the France team, respectful of the jersey he wears. I have no doubt about his full involvement, nor about his behavior as captain and towards the group. It can happen that you feel a little less well, and the only wish I have is that he returns to his place as quickly as possible, at the head of the France team. » In his absence, it is N’Golo Kanté who should take the captain’s armband against Israel and Italy for the last two matches of the group stage of the Nations League. It remains to be seen whether Kylian Mbappé – training at Real Madrid this Tuesday – will be there next March for the quarter-finals of the competition.
