Didier Deschamps made the decision to appoint Mbappe as the new captain of the French national team after the careers of Hugo Lloris and Raphael Varane ended. Antoine Griezmann was unhappy with the coach’s decision and Mbappe told the Atletico Madrid player.

Kylian Mbappe will wear the captain’s armband for the first time in the match against the Netherlands in the selection for Euro-2024

After Hugo Lloris and Raphael Varane announced their retirement from the French national team, Didier Deschamps had to look for a new captain.

After several consultations with various players, Deschamps decided to hand the captain’s armband to PSG’s Kylian Mbappe.

This decision angered Antoine Griezmann, who even thought about leaving the national team, reports l’Equipe.

The football player of “Paris Saint-Germain” made the announcement at the press conference before the match with the Netherlands as part of the selection for Euro-2024.

“A good captain is team-oriented, who can unite the players and who can impose himself. I want to go back to the other players, give them a chance to prove themselves. I won’t change. My words echo in the locker room. I have to make the most of it.

I spoke to Antoine (without Griezmann) and he was disappointed and that’s understandable, it’s a normal reaction. I told him I would have had the same reaction. He is probably the most important player of the Deschamps era. I’m not his boss. We will be hand in hand, we will both try to make this French national team stand out on the world stage.

If he has something to say in front of the group, I’ll sit down and listen. We should not close the door to anyone, everyone is free to express himself.” Kylian Mbappé said.