Kylian Mbappe Breaks Silence on France Squad Snub and Clash With Deschamps

• Kylian Mbappe has not played for France since September and reportedly has some issues with head coach Didier Deschamps
• The winger joined Real Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer and has struggled for consistency
• The 25-year-old World Cup winner has shared his thoughts about his absence from the French national team

Kylian Mbappe has had an eventful year.

He left Paris Saint-Germain, underperformed at the Euros, joined Real Madrid and reportedly had a feud with Les Bleus coach Didier Deschamps.

The World Cup winner did not play for his country in October and November, but he has cleared the air on the issue.

Mbappe led France to the semi-finals of the 2024 European championship, where they lost to eventual champions Spain. He scored once at the tournament and was heavily criticised in France for his performances.

He played in the UEFA Nations League in September but was absent in the October and November matches.

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Mbappe on issue with Deschamps

In an interview with Canal+, the France captain addressed his absence from the national team.

"In September, I asked the coach not to go. I had just arrived in Madrid. I had had a super short vacation. The coach insisted that I come, it didn't go very well. But it's still the French team," he said via 90min.

Mbappe says the coach didn't call him up in October because of injury, but he doesn't know why he wasn't called up in November.

"It's the coach's decision, I stand behind him. I respect his decision. He's the boss. I wanted to go, but I can't say why I wasn't called up."

Mbappe played a major role in France's 2018 World Cup win and scored a hat-trick in the 2022 final in Qatar.

He has scored 48 goals in 86 appearances for the three-time World Cup champions, per Transfermarkt. Only Olivier Giroud and Thierry Henry have scored more goals.

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Bellingham snaps at Mbappe

Legit.ng earlier reported that Mbappe is feeling the heat at Real Madrid and some of his teammates including Jude Bellingham are beginning to lose their cool around him.

The England midfielder went viral with his angry reaction towards Mbappe after the Frenchman had decided not to pass the ball to him in a La Liga game.

Source: TUKO.co.ke