“Already, Ousmane DembĂ©lĂ©’s Ballon d’Or had rewarded a player focused on the collective, as for Karim Benzema in 2022. Harry is not only a scoring machine. » This is how Hugo Lloris spoke about the profile of Harry Kane, elected Monday Ballon d’Or 2026 ahead of Kylian MbappĂ©. For some observers, the words of the former captain of the France team would not have been spoken by chance.
The subject was seriously debated Wednesday evening on the set of the L’Équipe channel. For Dave Appadoo for example, Hugo Lloris knew very well what he was doing when he said these words. “He’s way too smart. He knows things too well to know that when Harry Kane is competing with
(Kylian) MbappĂ©, we are not going to send MbappĂ© back to what he is not, that is to say everything that Harry Kane does. The consequence is that it is a tackle. I’m not saying he does it for that, but he knows it will cause that and he does it anyway. So in my opinion, it is not innocent. »
Enough to take everyone back a few years, when the Bondynois arrived with the Blues. And the story was the same on Étienne Moatti’s side. “They were in the same French team, but not completely in the same camp either. (Hugo) Lloris, it was the team
(Olive) Giroud-(Antoine) Griezmann, and we know how it ended between this team and the Mbappé team which took power and the captaincy. »
Hugo Lloris and his “tackle” on Kylian Mbappé
For the journalist, there is therefore little doubt that it is a small tackle by the Los Angeles FC goalkeeper.
“Obviously he doesn’t say it clearly and frankly, but everyone understood. » Étienne Moatti has also added a little layer. “I think he doesn’t have an overwhelming passion for Kylian MbappĂ© (…). I think they didn’t particularly like each other, and what’s more, there were breaks between MbappĂ© and Giroud, Giroud the great friend of Hugo Lloris. »
And to continue the list: “There were breaks between Mbappé and Griezmann, Griezmann close to Giroud and Hugo Lloris. So. There were different camps and he tackled Mbappé and his camp. »
