Emmanuel LANGELLIER, Media365, published on Sunday October 13, 2024 at 1:26 p.m.
Present on the Téléfoot show on Sunday morning, Didier Deschamps spoke about Kylian Mbappé, seen Thursday evening in Stockholm, while the Blues faced Israel.
The news of the French team is marked by the matches played within the framework of the League of Nations, but also by an absence which is causing a lot of talk. We obviously mention Kylian Mbappé. Not summoned for this October gathering so as not to strain him physically (and mentally?) and let him prepare quietly with his club, Real Madrid, the captain of the Blues, who left the armband to Aurélien Tchouaméni against Israel ( 4-1) Thursday evening, was seen in Stockholm during the Blues’ meeting in Budapest. The 25-year-old striker dined in a restaurant then went to a nightclub in the Swedish capital, which sparked controversy and generated multiple comments. Not very glorious, for the vast majority.
“Kylian sent me a message before the match”
Guest of the “Téléfoot” show on TF1 on Sunday morning, Didier Deschamps could not escape a question on this thorny subject. Asked, therefore, about the night outing of his captain, the coach of the France team replied: “A night outing… Afterwards, I do not follow the news of the players who are not there, Kylian is in a program with his club, Real Madrid. I don’t know what his program was anyway, if he was “off”, if he was there or not. I have to manage those who are there. What I can say is that Kylian sent me a message before the match (against Israel). And then, like any player who is in his club, he follows a program with “off” days or not “off”, that’s it…”
Deschamps: “If the players are on off days, they have the freedom to do what they want”
Asked about Real Madrid and their striker who joined the Spanish club, Deschamps went on to say: “The calendar is the same for everyone. Afterwards, this is the program that Real Madrid decided. Between Monday and since we gathered, and then like all international players who are not in a team in France, they do not have sessions and double sessions every day so there are some who can give days off at the beginning, in the middle, this weekend… Afterwards, if the players are on days off, they have the freedom to do what they want. After several days of rest, Kylian Mbappé returned to Real Madrid on Saturday morning to prepare for the restart which will see Real Madrid face Celta Vigo next Saturday in La Liga.
