“A form of harassment of his private life”: FFF president defends Kylian Mbappé after his trip to Dubai

Philippe Diallo doesn’t play the one-upmanship game. For the president of the French Football Federation (FFF), Kylian Mbappé’s new controversy has no reason to exist. Packed for the French team’s trip to Azerbaijan on Sunday, Bondynois took the opportunity to spend a few days in Dubai. This impromptu holiday, when additional health checks had been planned with Real Madrid, made many people speak up.

Former international player and RMC consultant Jérôme Rohten spoke about the “lack of respect” from the French team captain, who was hit on the right ankle. Diallo, for his part, has nothing against the Real striker. According to information from L’Équipe, Mbappé did not undergo examination with Merengue. For the FFF president, “it is up to Real Madrid to carry out additional checks and check it. This is no longer a question that concerns the French team.”

“A little freedom”

Speaking to L’Équipe, he added that now or never, the former Parisian might not play a single minute against Azerbaijan even if he does attend. “For me, it’s not a subject,” he continued. I would like to express all my support to Kylian Mbappé, because currently, and this is not the first time this has happened, he has been subjected to a form of abuse in his personal life that is still extraordinary. »

He regretted that the Blues striker “no longer has the ability” to “move, appear in public, do activities like other people, because of his enormous fame”. “Can we give him a little freedom and the ability to get a little oxygen in his still very busy life,” Diallo asked.