24-year-old Paris Saint-Germain striker Mbappe named the new captain of the France national football team
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) striker Kylian Mbappé has been appointed as the new captain of the France national football team by the coaching staff. This is reported by the newspaper L’Equipe.
Probably, Mbappe will enter the field in a new status on March 24 – for the match of the first round of qualification for the European Championship-2024. The game will take place against the Dutch national team.
Kylian Mbappe is 24 years old. He has been playing for the French national team since 2017. On account of his 66 matches and 36 goals. The fact that the striker can become the new captain of the national team was previously said by the head coach of this team.
Before Mbappe, this post was held by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. He announced his retirement after the defeat of the national team in the World Cup final against Argentina.
Earlier, PSG head coach Christophe Galtier commented on the information about the conflict with the club’s Argentine striker Lionel Messi. He said that the reason that the footballer left the training session ahead of schedule on March 18 was the pain in the adductor muscle, and not the conflict.
Source: Lenta
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