Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe has botched to comment about Zinedine Zidane potential appointment as head coach of the France after Didier Dechamps.
Deschamps will leave his role as France manager in 2026 at the end of the FIFA World Cup, to be held in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
Zidane, who has always had his eyes on the national team job, is the current favourite to succeed Deschamps.
“[I’m] trying not to bump into him too much,” the former Paris Saint-Germain forward told the Le Parisien
“I know that you want me to speak about it but I won’t speak about him because it isn’t my role. There is a president of the federation and he will make the decision. Everyone is talking about Zidane and I won’t pretend that I’m living in a cave and don’t know what is happening but it isn’t for me to speak about it,” he said.
Mbappe was on the stage with Zinedine Zidane during his unveiling at the Bernabéu in the summer.
Zidane has not been in management since leaving the club in 2021. However, there are intense rumours that a return could be made in 2026.
