The French football team is currently meeting in Clairefontaine to prepare for the next test match which will pit it against South Africa on March 29 for the next World Cup. But this Tuesday morning, in Clairefontaine, a small internal crisis broke out. In question ? Kylian Mbappe. Indeed, the striker of the Blues and PSG refused to participate in marketing operations linked to the sponsors of the Blues. All the other players present did their duty. The native of Bondy would have walled himself in his room instead of going to participate in photo and video shoots. The latter would have refusedthat its image is associated with certain brands”. On the chain shelf The Team, Bertrand Latour put forward the name of an online betting site associated with the Blues as well as a fast-food brand specializing in chicken and which could also upset a Mbappé fiercely opposed to junk food. But the young striker’s stubborn attitude and the fact that his teammates complied with the rules would have set Clairefontaine on fire.
The absence of Kylian Mbappé would obviously not have pleased the various sponsors at all. Present at the headquarters of the FFF for an Executive Committee, President Noël Le Graët called the 2018 World Champion to change his position, but that would not have changed his mind. It has been several months since the player’s clan, his lawyer in mind, pointed out what would upset the Bondynois. The PSG player’s lawyer would not “no answers to his questions about these partnerships or not clear enough for his taste. Hence the boycott decision on Tuesday, which creates a precedent: some players are entitled to wonder now why they would have the obligation to participate in these commercial operations. They are, however, part of the obligations of internationals. When they come to the France team, they sign a document in which they undertake to honor the partners of the Blues and that their image be used collectively.“.
Thibaud Cruz.