Paris St-Germain star striker Kylian Mbappe has been given a new duty and many have said this new duty could slow him down. The former AS Monaco player was named the new captain of the France national team.
He succeeds Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who retired from international football after the World Cup in January. Kylian Mbappe, 24, has 66 caps for France since making his senior debut in 2017.
Talking about the new duty, France head coach Didier Deschamps said: ”Kylian meets all the requirements to have this responsibility,” he also said: “On the field as in the life of the group, by being a unifying element.”
Mbape scored two goals in the 2018 final against Croatia and was named the tournament’s best young player as France was crowned world champions for a second time.
Deschamps’ side plays the Netherlands at the Stade de France in their first Euro 2024 qualifier on Friday, before facing the Republic of Ireland on Monday.