Some people say they saw Kylian Mbappe in a Swedish bar on Thursday, the same night that France beat Israel 4-1.
People in Mbappe’s home country don’t like that he missed their Nations League games against Israel and Belgium to play for Real Madrid.
In the month before, the forward hurt a muscle. Last Wednesday, in his team’s Champions League loss at Lille, he came off the bench to play.
Real Madrid beat Villarreal 2-0 over the weekend, and he played 71 minutes. But he said he needed more rest to help his hamstring heal.
France’s boss, Didier Deschamps, didn’t put Mbappe on his team because the 25-year-old wasn’t ready because he hadn’t played enough games.
Also, Mbappe was seen out and about with friends in Stockholm on Thursday night, after having dinner at Chez Jolie.
Aftonbladet says that the night didn’t end there because he went to a bar nearby.
A video from the French Football Federation (FFF) came out on Monday. In it, Deschamps talks about Kylian. “Kylian stands for many things,” he said. The FFF also said that clubs and national teams will always have different goals. Also, don’t forget that the club, not the league, is in charge.
Even more so for Mbappe now that he is captain of France after having played for PSG.
“I’m thinking about being a captain.” “But that’s not the most important thing,” coach Deschamps said. “That’s always what I do.”
“Of course, there will be other players for these two games since Kylian, who was our captain, and Antoine (Griezmann), who was our vice-captain, are both out.”
Deschamps said, “It’s more about whether I can find players who can handle this duty without it changing how they act or play.” This is how he picked the captain for the Nations League games.
This is why it’s important for me to get to know the players well as a group—their personalities and how sensitive they are.
Mbappe helped France win the World Cup in 2018. In 86 games for his country, he has scored 48 goals.
He made 51 goals, third most for France all-time, after Thierry Henry (57 goals) and Olivier Giroud (57 goals).