Valbuena: Real Madrid More Important To Mbappe Than France

Former France midfielder Mathieu Valbuena has claimed that Kylian Mbappe has prioritize Real Madrid ahead of France national team.

Valbuena made this known on the backdrop of Mbappe’s withdrawal from the France squad for the Nations League clash against Israel.

In a chat with RMC Sport, Valbuena questioned Mbappe’s commitment to France.

“Being captain is not just a piece of cloth around your arm, it also means having responsibilities on and off the pitch.

Read Also: Nations League: Palmer Must Start For England Against Greece –Merson

“And I think it would have been important for him to be there for those games, even though he knew he was tired. He could have been there for the group, that’s also the captain. He’s also part of the French national team, he could have been there and his decision is quite strange.

“What surprises the French national team fans is the fact that he is not in the selection and that he would play this weekend against Villarreal. Mbappé’s priority, I think, is not the French national team but Real Madrid. He arrives at a new club, he knows he has everything to prove and that it is not easy to do it there. I think he is giving everything he can to do it… We saw his last outings with France, he was not a great Mbappé, even in the way he played, we had the impression that he was not there”.”