“It’s not good for the French team”: Didier Deschamps reacts to the Kylian Mbappé controversy

Kylian Mbappé (25) hasn’t even played during this international hiatus, but he’s been the subject of all the talk around the French set-up.

Controversially, he was omitted from Didier Deschamps’ squad to face Israel and Belgium in the UEFA Nations League. This decision, taken jointly with the player and his club Real Madrid, was made with the player’s wellbeing and fitness in mind as he continued to regain fitness following a thigh injury.

As the controversy subsided, Mbappé was spotted in Stockholm, Sweden, and according to local media, he went to a club on the night of The Blues party against Israel. According to reports, he also visited a nightclub at night, before returning to Madrid, via Corsega.

On Monday night, just before, more controversy arose The Blues match against Belgium. RMC Sports relayed information from the Swedish media Aftonbladet, which reported that a police investigation had been opened into a suspected rape, which took place at the same hotel where Mbappé stayed in Stockholm earlier this week.

The report of Aftonbladet in Sweden did not mention Mbappé as the subject of the police investigation, unlike a report by They express later that night, which said otherwise. Talking to him AFP, the Real Madrid forward’s entourage claimed they were unaware he was the subject of any investigation and, confirming the investigation, Swedish prosecutors did not mention Mbappé by name.

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Mbappé himself reacted to the initial report of Aftonbladet, responding to RMC Sport’s aggregation and call to the “FAKE NEWS”, hinting that former club Paris Saint-Germain were trying to tarnish his image on the eve of a hearing with his former club over unpaid wages and bonuses. Speaking after France’s 2-1 win over Belgium, Deschamps reacted to the latest controversy.

“At the moment, (the stories) are coming from everywhere, in whatever way. News, fake news, I don’t know. It’s difficult It is big enough to communicate. We have a very negative environment. You have to be careful when passing things on. I’m not saying I know because I don’t know.” Deschamps said.

He added, “It’s best to take a step back before posting anything. However, there are things that are not difficult to verify, but if you give credit to whoever it is… I am taking a step back but it is not a good thing for the French national team”.

GFFN | Luke Entwistle