They don’t make it a fixation, but the future of Kylian Mbappé is not a taboo subject either. Since the start of the week, the Blues have met in Clairefontaine for the preparatory matches for Euro 2024 (June 14 – July 14) against Germany, this Saturday in Lyon, then Chile in Marseille three days later .
And, as is often the case, the first days of the gathering were punctuated by lots of uproar and laughter. Some good-natured teasing, too. Teasing with Matteo Guendouzi, he gently took him back on Thursday during the last training session. “Pu…, we’re wasting time”, reacted Mbappé after a control-strike sequence from his comrade, amusing the gallery in a peaceful atmosphere.
Free next June, the French international (75 caps, 46 goals) will leave PSG but has not yet confirmed the identity of his next club. Real Madrid? It’s very likely. But while he has not yet announced anything, his selection partners are playing investigators and trying to get the scoop before anyone else.
Kylian Mbappé upon his arrival at the rally. 2024 Icon Sports
His involvement seemed total
Without this disrupting the collective. “No, it’s a bit boring. So, Kylian, that’s it, have you chosen? He has just spent seven years at Paris Saint-Germain and it seems that he has made a decision, Guy Stéphan told Franceinfo this week. I don’t know where to go yet. »
The future of the Bondynois necessarily interests the selection, but it does not obsess the majority who enjoy it as much as the player himself. Promoted to captain of the Blues at the end of the last World Cup, Kylian Mbappé takes his role to heart and does not intend to put his personal case before the rest.
He likes being part of a group where there is genuine camaraderie. His involvement seemed total over the last four days, both on and off the field, where he appeared in good humor when launching the new image rights convention on Tuesday morning with all the partners. of the Federation.
We remember that he was at the origin of the great upheaval. This time, no waves. He posed for photo shoots and filming video clips to the delight of sponsors. “He is a very unifying captain with us. A very pleasant captain in the group, attentive, who exchanges a lot with young and old, added Stéphan among our colleagues. There is no change in his behavior. »
Didier Deschamps and Kylian Mbappé accomplices on the way to training. AFP or licensors
“I’m not going to repeat the jokes to you, right? »
Today – and even more than usual – this gathering appears like an enchanted parenthesis for the Parisian striker who continues to pile up goals with his club despite less use in the championship.
Proof that he feels good, he did not hesitate to face the media this Friday, even if he did not have a big announcement to make. And even had fun with a question about a video that had gone viral in recent days on social networks. We see the two Real Madrid teammates, the Frenchman Tchouaméni and the Englishman Bellingham, debating who is the best between two players. If certain rumors made it appear that they were talking about Haaland and Mbappé, the debate was actually about Eric Dier and Dayot Upamecano. “We’re just fooling around, so of course we laughed about it (with Tchouaméni), laughs the captain of the Blues. Frankly, I thought (that they were talking about him), but it wasn’t me they were talking about so we laughed about that. It was funny, it was nice. I’m not going to repeat the jokes to you, right? »
