Les Blues director, Didier Deschamps has reportedly named Kylian Mbappe as the country’s new captain.
This comes after France was left without a captain after Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris blazoned he was retiring from transnational duties in January after December’s World Cup final defeat to Argentina.
But after careful consideration of the nation’s remaining stars, decision- maker Deschamps has chosen Mbappe to take on the huge responsibility, according to French outlet L’Equipe.
Mbappe joined his France teammates at their headquarters in Clairefontaine on Sunday ahead of the forthcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers against the Netherlands and Ireland.
The 24- time-old has cemented his status as one of the stylish players in world football after helping France win the 2018 World Cup and nearly follow- up it up with a alternate world title in Qatar last time.
Mbappe would join Norway’s 24- time-old Martin Odegaard in getting one of the youthful captains in Europe.
The megastar striker has scored a aggregate of 36 pretensions in 66 transnational appearances and has been named France’s stylish player of the season on four separate occasions.
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