Mbappé once again left out of France squad
Associated Press Paris Struggling to make an impact at Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappé has again been left out of the France squad. The captain was not included on Thursday in coach Didier Deschamps' list of players for Nations League matches against Israel and Italy. Mbappé was also absent from the previous gathering because of a minor thigh injury. But this time Mbappé is not injured and wanted to be selected, Deschamps said. "It's my responsibility to make decisions.
I think it's better that way," he said. He would not elaborate on his choice to do without the striker but said it was not related to recent reports in Swedish media that the former Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) star was the subject of a rape investigation “I'm not going to argue,” Descamps said.
“What I can tell you are these two things. One, that Kylian wanted to come. "And two, it's not the extra sporting problems that come into play since the presumption of innocence exists and must exist. It's a one-off choice for this gathering.” Mbappé's performances have been below par in recent weeks after he joined Madrid from PSG this summer. His struggles to adapt to his new side's playing style have coincided with a global rough patch of form for the Spanish club.