The French national team enters the 2024 European Football Cup as one of the most prominent candidates to win the title, but its hopes depend largely on its star Kylian Mbappe not being distracted by the fate of his new club. The conversation was dominated by Mbappe’s farewell from Paris Saint-Germain and his tumultuous and expected transfer to Real Madrid, Spain. , has been on the most prominent newspaper headlines in France and Spain in recent months.
It was clear that Mbappe’s presence in Saint-Germain during the last three months was more like a pass of time, as he did not appear at his best artistically during his matches with his Parisian club.
But despite this, he finished the season scoring 44 goals, and Blues coach Didier Deschamps does not show any doubts about his captain’s ability to give everything he has in the main continental competition.
But Mbappe, and not even his country’s national team, have happy memories of the European Cup three years ago. The player did not score any goal as the French team exited from the round of 16, after they lost on penalties to Switzerland when Mbappe missed the decisive kick.
