Le capitaine français Kylian Mbappé (26 ans) est invité à rester patient au milieu d’une période difficile pour lui à l’international. Aucun Le Graët a récemment discuté avec l’attaquant du Real Madrid, que le manager Didier Deschamps a abandonné les quatre derniers matchs de l’équipe nationale à la Ligue des nations de l’UEFA,, avec des spéculations selon lesquelles il peut également être dépouillé du brassard français.Le Parisien revealed this week that the former president of the Fédération de Football Français (FFF) met with the 2018 FIFA World Cup winner in Guingamps, offering him some words of inspiration.“ I told him do not give up on Les Bleus,” says Le Graët.« Je lui ai dit de ne pas lâcher les Bleus » : Noël Le Graët a parlé à Kylian Mbappé à GuingampL’ancien président de la FFF a rencontré Kylian Mbappé à Guingamp. Et lui a demandé de ne pas lâcher l’équipe de France.➡️ https://t.co/VL59AIY29w pic.twitter.com/Deek6L824k— L’ÉQUIPE (@lequipe) January 29, 2025Afterwards, the two men posed for a photo together ahead of Mbappé’s UEFA Champions League clash for Real Madrid against Stade Brestois 29 on Wednesday.The two had seemingly been at odds ever since Le Graët responded to a question about Zinedine Zidane being pegged as the new French manager following the conclusion of the 2022 World Cup. “Wouldn’t even take his call,” Le Graët said. That response was not well received by Mbappé, who called the comments disrespectful.Zidane c’est la France, on manque pas de respect à la légende comme ça… 🤦🏽♂️— Kylian Mbappé (@KMbappe) January 8, 2023Le Graët resigned as FFF president in February 2023, less than two weeks amid allegations of sexual harassment of a female football agent.Zizou, meanwhile, is the frontrunner to replace Deschamps as French manager when the 2026 World Cup comes to an end.Earlier this season, Zidane spoke with Mbappé, who was going through a difficult start to his first season with Los Blancos.The French striker has responded well, scoring eight goals in his last seven competitive games, and Madrid is back in first place in La Liga, with four points clear of arch-rivals Atlético Madrid.France don’t play again until March when they face Croatia in a two-leg quarter-final tie at the Nations League.GFFN | Joel Lefevre