Hanouna says Zidane sanctioned Mbappé
The absence of Kylian Mbappé for the Nations League clash between France and Italy is causing a stir. Cyril Hanouna presented on Wednesday evening, in his show Tout beau tout neuf, a different version, evoking a malaise within the Blues and a reprimand of Zinédine Zidane (Zinedine Zidane), while the Real Madrid striker is officially ruled out due to a muscle discomfort.
Cyril Hanouna's remarks
On his set, the presenter didn't mince words concerning the captain of the French team, asserting that his sidelining was more about a lack of desire than a genuine physical issue. “Kylian Mbappé doesn’t want to play. He’s not really feeling it. The match against Italy, they kind of don’t care because it’s the Nations League, it’s not a very, very important match,” he said, noting that amid the cascade of injuries, the player “said ‘forget it’”. Even worse, Cyril Hanouna describes an electric atmosphere internally: “It’s really heating up with Kylian Mbappé in the French squad, things are going very, very badly with his teammates.” According to him, the change of manager has radically altered the handling of the tricolour star: “Didier Deschamps was extremely nice with Kylian Mbappé, he let his whims slide a bit more. But Zinédine Zidane, he doesn’t joke. Kylian Mbappé acted a bit like a diva, Zinédine Zidane told him: ‘you know what, you’re not playing.’”
Cyril Hanouna denounces Zidane for excluding Mbappé from Nations League
This explosive account stands in stark contrast to the official communication from the tricolour staff. In a press conference at San Siro, Zinedine Zidane delivered a calming and purely medical statement, explaining that his captain was suffering from a hamstring discomfort. “He will be out tomorrow, he felt a slight pain and we will take zero risk,” the manager emphasized. Far from indicating any laxity or locker‑room tensions, “Zizou” instead praised his striker’s mindset, who chose to stay with the group in Italy — unlike Aurélien Tchouaméni, Marcus Thuram and Pierre Kalulu, who returned to recover — in hopes of facing Turkey on Sunday in Bordeaux. “I think he’s fine. The proof is he stays with us. He wants to play on Sunday. He’s not happy, what I mean is he would have liked to play tomorrow as well,” the French coach insisted, brushing aside the idea of a disciplinary sanction with a wave of his hand.
Cyril Hanouna accuses Didier Deschamps of sidelining Kylian Mbappé