The coach of the French football team, Didier Deschamps, decided that the new captain of the “tricolor” should be Kylian Mbappe, which angered the much older Antoine Griezmann.
PSG striker Kylian Mbappe is the new captain of the French national team.
The French media report that the 24-year-old forward accepted the new position after the departure of the current leader Hugo Lloris and after talking with coach Didier Deschamps, but they also write that it could have a negative impact on some other footballers, such as Antoine Griezmann!
The experienced 32-year-old attacking midfielder was also a candidate for that position, and it was also known about his dream to lead the team at the 2024 European Championship in Germany with a ribbon around his arm. Among active players, only Olivier Giroud, who is four years older, has made more appearances for France than him. Giroud has 120, three more than Griezmann.
Also, the Atletico Madrid player is a favorite in the dressing room and he hoped that his enviable career and that information would be enough to become Lloris’ successor.
The media report that Griezmann will think about his future in the national team after everything.
