The international break in September was the last time we saw Kylian Mbappé (26) or Antoine Griezmann (33) in a shirt of France. We will no longer see the last position for Les Bleus after he announced his international pension after that international break.
However, we will see Mbappé again. The leader of France was absent from the last two international breaks, even though it was fit. Didier Deschamps has now recalled the Real Madrid striker, who also retains the bracelet, despite his non-injury-related period of absence.
Deschamps was never clear why Mbappé was not selected, although the French manager later stated that his captain was in a “difficult situation” and “went through a period that is not the happiest in his career”. He also suggested that Mbappé might not be in the right state of mind during the international break in September.
With Le Parisien, Mbappé has confirmed this with the same ringing true for Griezmann. “That international break was difficult for both of us. We suffered a lot,” he said, referring to a “lack of gratitude” and stated that he believed that the couple “was guilty for things they were not guilty of.”
Mbappé added that he knows why Griezmann chose to retire from international football. The leader of France revealed that Griezmann encouraged the subject before the break for the couple and then discussed it in Clairefontaine. However, the former Paris Saint-Germain Forward refused to announce the reasoning behind Griezmann's surprise decision.
He confirmed that there is no gap between the couple. Mbappé and Griezmann live close together in Madrid, but reports in Spain reported that they rarely see each other. The Real Madrid striker replied: “With Antoine I can assure you that there is a very good relationship. He has often invited me to a barbecue in his house. But in Madrid it is impossible to do that before a two-peculiar draw (between Real Madrid and Grayzmann's Club, said Mbbletico, said.
GFFN | Luke Entwistle
Comments