France team: Kylian Mbappé relishes Zinédine Zidane’s arrival

The captain of Les Bleus is delighted to work with Zidane and embraces the expectations surrounding this new cycle

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France team: Kylian Mbappé relishes Zinédine Zidane’s arrival

Kylian Mbappé enthusiastically welcomed Zinédine Zidane’s arrival at the helm of Les Bleus, describing the positive pressure surrounding the group.

The new chapter for the France team has already won over Kylian Mbappé. Present at the France team’s training camp on Monday, the captain reacted with great enthusiasm to Zinédine Zidane’s arrival on the bench. For the Real Madrid striker, working with such an iconic figure is inevitably a special moment.

“It’s really great! Another legend is joining the France team. We’re very happy to have him with us,” Mbappé told CNN.

Mbappé reunites with one of his idols

The relationship between the two men is not a recent one. Nearly 15 years ago, Mbappé had already met Zidane during a trial at Real Madrid, when the former France No. 10 was working at the Spanish club. The two men now meet again in a completely different context, with a shared objective: to make France win.

At 27, Mbappé already has 106 caps and 66 goals. His status as captain logically places him at the heart of the new project launched by Zidane, whose first squad list with Les Bleus was recently announced.

“Good pressure” surrounding Les Bleus

Mbappé is also aware that Zidane’s presence will raise expectations surrounding the national team.

“Everyone expects a lot from us, and from him as well, given what he represents to us French people,” he acknowledged, while nevertheless describing it as “good pressure.”

Madrid’s leading scorer now wants to quickly get down to business: