Kylian Mbappé “decided not to take part in the photo session planned” on Tuesday with a sponsor of the France team after the Federation’s refusal to “modify the convention” of the image rights of the players, a-t- he said Monday in a press release sent to AFP.
The star of Les Bleus and Paris Saint-Germain “and his representatives (…) deeply regret that no agreement could, as requested, be reached upstream of the World Cup” on this subject which has already controversy in March. interviewed by the team on Monday, Noël Le Graët straight in his boots despite the storm that surrounds him, had warned that he would not launch any modification of the convention before the World Cup, whatever happens:
“Nothing will change between now and the World Cup, which is coming very quickly. I must a priori meet the players on Monday to discuss with them. After the World Cup, we will see what to do. There will be new players and some new sponsors. This will be an opportunity to take stock”.
This decision “obviously does not call into question the total commitment of Kylian Mbappé and his determination to contribute to the collective success of the national team for the important sporting events to come”, concludes the press release from the player’s clan.
Asked, the FFF had not reacted in the middle of the afternoon. Noël Le Graët and François Vasseur, marketing director, are expected in the afternoon at Clairefontaine, where they will meet with players, we learned from a source familiar with the matter.
This international sequence, with a diminished French team on all sides and a deleterious climate after the revelations of various scandals involving the FFR, started wonderfully well for Didier Deschamps and his players.