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Kylian Mbappe was reportedly seen in a nightclub in Sweden on Thursday, the same evening that his France team-mates beat Israel 4-1.
Mbappe has faced criticism in his home country for skipping their Nations League games against Israel and Belgium while being available to play for Real Madrid.
The forward picked up a muscle injury last month but made his return to the pitch off the bench in his club’s Champions League defeat at Lille last Wednesday.
He featured for Real Madrid at the weekend as he played 71 minutes in a 2-0 win against Villarreal but indicated that he now needed more rest as part of his recovery from the hamstring injury.
France coach Didier Deschamps left Mbappe out of the squad he announced, saying the 25-year-old lacked preparation, having played too few matches.
Kylian Mbappe and friends were seen leaving Chez Jolie restaurant in Stockholm on Thursday
And Mbappe was pictured with friends in the streets of Stockholm on Thursday night as he dined out at Chez Jolie.
Aftonbladet claim the night didn’t end there as he then made his way to a nearby nightclub.
In a video released by the French Football Federation (FFF) on Monday, Deschamps said: ‘Kylian embodies a lot of things… the interests of the clubs and the interests of the national teams inevitably diverge. We must also remember that the employer is the club, not the federation.’
Mbappe’s situation is more complicated because the former PSG man is the France captain.
‘(The captaincy) is on my mind. But, as I do every time, the key is to discuss it with the players involved,’ coach Deschamps added.
‘Obviously, with Kylian our captain, and Antoine (Griezmann), who was the vice-captain, both missing, it means there will definitely be others for these two matches.’
On choosing the skipper for the Nations League games, Deschamps said: ‘It´s more about if (I can find) certain players who can handle this responsibility in the moment without it affecting their behaviour or performance.
‘That´s why it´s important for me to really know the players on a personal level – their character, their sensitivity -relative to the group.’
The Real Madrid star has paid a visit to Sweden while France compete in the Nations League
Mbappe, who starred as France won the World Cup in 2018, has scored 48 goals in 86 caps for his country.
He is the the third highest scorer for France of all time behind Olivier Giroud (57 goals) and Thierry Henry (51 goals).
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