Di struggling captain Mbappé don miss France squad again 

Mbappé dey struggle to make impact for Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappé don miss France squad again.

Di captain no dey among di players wey coach Didier Deschamps call on Thursday for Nations League matches against Israel and Italy.

Mbappé self no dey for di last gadiring bicos of small thigh injury.

But dis time Mbappé no dey injured, and e wan make dem select am, na wetin Deschamps talk.

“Na my responsibility to make decisions. I think say e beta like dat,” Deschamps talk.

E no go talk more about why e no carry di striker, but e talk say e no get anything to do with di recent reports for Swedish media wey talk say di former Paris Saint-Germain star dey under rape investigation.

“I no go argue,” Descamps talk. “Wetin I fit tell you na dis two things. One, Kylian wan come. And two, no be extra sporting wahala wey dey come into play since di presumption of innocence dey and suppose dey. Na one-time choice for dis gadiring.”

Mbappé performance don dey below par for recent weeks afta e join Madrid from PSG dis summer.

E struggle to adapt to him new side playing style don coincide with global rough patch of form for di Spanish club.

Mbappé no show during di 4-0 loss to Barcelona last month for di clasico and e no be factor dis week for di 3-1 loss to AC Milan for di Champions League.

Mbappé neva add to him 48 goals for France since June.

Him absence from Deschamp squad last month turn to controversy wen e start Spanish league game for Madrid afta dem no carry am, amid sharp criticism from fans.

During him time off from club and country, as France beat Israel and Belgium for di Nations League, Mbappé visit Stockholm.

Swedish media later report say e be subject of rape investigation.

Him legal team dismiss dose reports as false.

Swedish prosecutors issue brief statement on Tuesday say dem report rape to police but no name any suspect.

“From my side, I no fit confirm whether pesin dey suspect for di case,” she tell Di Associated Press.

Swedish authorities no dey usually make names of suspects public until dem file charges or dem order say suspect go dey held for pre-trial detention.

Mbappé communications team don accuse Swedish media say dem dey spread “slanderous” rumors.

“Dis accusations no be true at all and e no responsible, and to spread am no dey acceptable,”

Dem talk for statement wey dem send to AP and oda media.

“Kylian Mbappé no go fit tolerate make dem spoil him integrity, reputation and honor with unfounded insinuations.”

For late Monday post for him official X account, Mbappé write “FAKE NEWS” and link to French article wey pick up di Swedish reports.

E be like e dey connect di reports for Sweden and one hearing for Paris on Tuesday for legal mata with him former club Paris Saint-Germain over unpaid wages.

“E dey become so predictable, just before di hearing, as if na by chance,” di post talk for French.

Mbappé lawyer dem no talk anything as dem come for hearing for Paris on Tuesday and as dem waka comot.

Later for Tuesday, one lawyer for Mbappé, Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard, tell French broadcaster TF1 say her client dey “confused” by di reports.

“Dem tell us say complaint don dey, but for now we no even sabi who dem dey complain against.”

“Complaint no mean say na truth, complaint no prove anything.”

“And again, I no even sabi if di complaint dey against am,” she talk.

Swedish media don already report last week about Mbappé short stay for Stockholm, dem publish picture of am and him entourage.

Di French star don get permission to miss international duty bicos of small thigh injury as France beat Israel and Belgium for Nations League matches on Oct. 10 and Oct. 14, respectively.

Mbappé, wey win World Cup with France for 2018, don join Real Madrid dis summer afta seven years for PSG.

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