French team: the underside of Kylian Mbappé’s controversial international break

This is a matter that is not going to go away anytime soon. Kylian Mbappé did not participate in the gathering of the France team during the month of October while the Blues are preparing to challenge Belgium. An absence which caused a lot of ink to flow, since the striker, once announced injured by his club, still started a Championship match against Villareal as a starter. Another controversy also sparked the controversy.

In fact, the Swedish daily Aftonbladet revealed this Thursday that while his compatriots were playing against Israel (4-1), Mbappé was in Stockholm, where he was seen in a nightclub. An outing that quickly ignited the world press. His absence for this gathering would, however, not be a surprise. According to our information, the player had already warned during the last gathering that he would not be there for the October one. The striker spoke about it openly and the Blues were aware.

Fear of injury, the 2025 Ballon d’Or in the sights

Concerning his northern escapade and still according to our indiscretions, Real Madrid had, for its part, granted a week’s vacation to Mbappé during this truce. The former Paris Saint-Germain striker was back at work this Saturday morning, as evidenced by his story published on the social network Instagram. Faced with the massacre on European fields in recent weeks, Kylian Mbappé would also be all the more careful not to get injured.

With this in mind, the one who made the 2025 Ballon d’Or a priority objective would, ideally, only wish to play important matches with the France team. The too large number of matches, as well as the excessive recurrence of international breaks, had been criticized by many players recently, including certain executives of the Blues. One thing is certain, if the unease continues to grow between the former Parisian superstar and his selection, Mbappé is for his part determined to succeed in the Madrid jersey.