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Appointed interim captain – thanks to the absence of Kylian Mbappé – Aurélien Tchouameni gave his first impressions of his new role. “Be a captain? It is with great pride that I take on this responsibility. We had a discussion with the coach, he informed me of this decision, I am happy, and obviously it is a source of pride“, declared the 24-year-old player with 36 caps at a press conference.
The Real Madrid defensive midfielder will play his first match with the armband this Thursday against Israel in the Nations League. With the international retirement of Antoine Griezmann, the player trained at the Girondins de Bordeaux should also become the vice-captain of the Blues, alongside his teammate in Madrid, Kylian Mbappé.
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