Kylian Mbappé has not yet spoken. Silent since his last press conference with the Blues, where he also confided that he would be a PSG player this season, the Bondynois remains discreet. Apart from a few tweets or messages published on his social networks to react to various subjects, the 24-year-old attacker has not come out of silence. But it could be for very soon according to some rumors. While waiting for KM7 to speak, others do it for him.
Mbappé would have been selected even without playing
This Thursday, it was the national coach, Didier Deschamps, who spoke on this burning subject in the columns of The Team. And he had things to say, he who did not miss a single crumb of this summer soap opera between the tricolor star and Paris Saint-Germain. “The situation was complicated, it normalized. So much the better. Everyone wins. I chatted with him. It’s very good for the France team of course, but also for the club and for him.
But if the situation had lasted until the international break in September, that is to say that KM7 is sidelined and does not play, the coach of the Blues would have had to make a choice. And for him, it was obvious. “He would have come with us, that’s for sure (…) We would have made sure to find solutions. It wouldn’t have replaced the competition, but we would have made sure to compensate as much as possible. Kylian would have been with us.
DD has his opinion on his conflict with PSG
The centre-forward has a special status in his eyes and not playing for a club would therefore not have been a problem for him. What is for others…What does it matter, DD is sure of himself. Although he exchanged with Mbappé, he in no way interfered in his conflict with Paris. He let the player settle his problems with the residents of the Parc des Princes. But he still has an opinion on the subject.
I had discussions, but no matter the situation, I make sure to understand everything. Of course, not playing… For him, playing is priceless. But being in full possession of his means without being able to play with his club would have been impossible. If ever he stays well in Paris this season, KM7 will still be at the heart of the mercato news in a year at the time of the Euro. But that won’t impact him according to DD. “I don’t think there is a risk of loss of energy. To make him lose his peace, to Kylian… Whoever will get there is not yet born.
A responsible captain for the Blues
The coach of the Tricolores took the opportunity to draw an initial assessment of the captaincy of Mbappé. For him, the former AS Monaco player completely assumes this new role. He succeeds in making the link between the old and the new generation. All without necessarily having more pressure. Which is good news for Didier Deschamps, whose choice was not unanimous at the start since a player like Antoine Griezmann was not happy. But all of that is in the past.
Didier Deschamps is advancing hand in hand with his captain. A player and a man with whom he exchanged a lot before and with whom he speaks even more today since he has the armband. An armband that he took with pleasure, he who did not want to occupy this role at PSG according to The Chiringuito. This is good since the Parisian locker room elected Marquinhos ahead of Danilo and Presnel Kimpembe. Mbappé was ranked fourth. But this is not to displease the player who prefers this time to stay in the shadows.
