“Kylian Mbappé filled all the boxes to be captain”, justifies Didier Deschamps

It’s no longer a rumor. Exceptional guest of “Tout le sport” Tuesday March 21, Didier Deschamps confirmed that Kylian Mbappé has indeed been appointed new captain of the France team. The 24-year-old PSG player “ticked all the boxes to be one at some point”, justified the coach of the Blues, who answered questions from Fabien Lévêque. “It’s natural and logical that Kylian is from the moment he wants it. The suit must not be too big, you must have the shoulders to wear it. There is no problem on this side there.”

Following the international retirements of captain Hugo Lloris and vice-captain Raphaël Varane, the French coach made his choice “in a logic in relation to the group”. He notably exchanged with Antoine Griezmann,Another contender for the armband, designated vice-captain: “It’s not giving to Kylian and taking away from Antoineadded the coach. Antoine has always been a very important player. Because of what he does in the field, he is a unifier. It wasn’t a puzzle. It was part of the thoughts I was able to have upstream, discussions with Kylian and Antoine.”

Didier Deschamps also spoke about the PSG striker’s desire to participate in the Paris Olympics in 2024: “It’s rather a good thing. That he wants to be part of this adventure, I find it positive.”