France coach Zinedine Zidane breaks silence on relationship with Mbappe – “Won’t get into this debate”

France coach Zinedine Zidane breaks silence on relationship with Mbappe – “Won’t get into this debate” Zinedine Zidane is having to deal with more politics than he would have hoped after taking on the French managerial job. In recent days, there was much speculation over his relationship with Kylian Mbappe after it was reported that the Frenchman is unhappy with his decision to keep him in the French camp despite picking up an injury. Mbappe ideally wanted to return to Madrid immediately and had a private jet waiting for him. But Zidane wanted him to remain in the France camp despite his knock. Zidane breaks silence on Mbappe relationship Zidane says nothing wrong between him and Mbappe. (Photo by Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images) In a recent press conference, Zidane was asked about his relationship with Mbappe, after he made the decision to retain the Real Madrid star in the France camp. The French coach flat-out refused to offer much detail, adding that he shares a professional relationship with Mbappe and that there is nothing to be discussed. “I won’t get into this debate. Simply put, I have a coach-player relationship with him, and things are going perfectly well. The player works with me, so there’s no problem. But on the other hand, I can’t stop people from talking. That’s the situation,” he said (h/t Goal ). Zidane added that there will always be ill-informed rumours, which he said does cause him great disappointment. “Of course, when I hear things being said here and there that aren’t true, it’s only natural to find that somewhat upsetting,” he said. What’s next for Mbappe? France was a spectator in the France vs Italy match. (Photo by Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images) No thanks to his injury, Mbappe was a mere bystander in France’s game against Italy, where Les Bleus succumbed to a shocking 3-1 defeat. France was certainly missing the spark and craft of the injured duo in Ousmane Dembele and Mbappe, as the front three of Bradley Barcola, Desire Doue and Michael Olise failed to provide much inspiration in the final third. Mbappe will once again be a bystander when France takes on Turkiye. He is expected to fly back to Madrid soon after the completion of the Turkiye game. As for his relationship with Zidane, reports in France have already clarified that there is no bad blood , and the forward will be looking forward to working with the former Real Madrid boss in the next international break.