After first hesitations, the Blues ended up supporting Ousmane Dembélé in the quest for the Ballon d'Or, rather than Kylian Mbappé. The first promises to be the big favorite alongside Lamine Yamal, when the second starts further after an empty club season. For Jérôme Rothen, the presence of the captain bothers some of his teammates to take a stand. “”In the French team, his teammates do not want to put him on the back. We know very well that the reactions can be very hard on the part of Mbappé. He has such a weight in the France team. Sometimes it doesn't cause me any problems when he does not come at a press conference, after talking a lot.»»
Besides, the consultant of RMC Considers that if Mbappé has gave way at a press conference on the eve of Spain-France (semi-final of the League of Nations this Thursday, 9 p.m.) in Ibrahima Konaté, it is because of the questions that the press would have asked him on the Ballon d'Or but also on the success of PSG in C1. “”He did not come because he knew he would have been questioned about the European coronation of PSG. He could not have hidden his frustration. He does not assume. He could have come and say: 'I spent fantastic years at PSG, the end leaves me a bitter taste, I am responsible like the club, and there I am a little frustrated to see that they won the Champions League.' He could have explained it. Besides that, he would have been questioned on the Ballon d'Or. He must be very happy to see Ousmane (Dembélé) perform like that. But his dream remains the Ballon d'Or.»»
