French team: First "light" session for the Blues back in Clairefontaine

We start gently.

As usual, the first rally training was light for the Blues, this Monday, at Clairefontaine.

Seven players were not on the pitch: Kylian Mbappé, Ferland Mendy, Mike Maignan, Olivier Giroud and Antoine Griezmann.

The last called, Jordan Veretout and Alban Lafont, called for the first time, arrived in the evening.

On the menu for the others, a half-hour jog around the field at a slow pace and a bit of ball for three elements (Varane, Pavard and Camavinga) who chained juggling, short passes and hitting session at the end of the game. 'coaching.

The atmosphere was relaxed and the spotlight was on the young newcomers Youssouf Fofana, Benoît Badiashile and Randal Kolo Muani for whom it was the first session with the adults.

Earlier in the afternoon, the three rookies had complied with their media obligation.

A ten-minute press conference for each during which the same message came out: none of them expected to be called last Thursday.

All the more reason to savor with the hope of scoring points with Didier Deschamps.

“When you are selected for the last list before the World Cup, you can have ambitions and hope to participate,” said Badiashile.

The visit of Le Graët

Before training, the French players had a visit from the president of the French Football Federation (FFF) Noël Le Graët.

Nothing has yet come out of this interview with the players.

Kylian Mbappé has already indicated that he will not participate in the sponsoring day scheduled for Tuesday at the INF.

Before, at the end of the day, the FFF replied that it was going to revise “as soon as possible” the image rights agreement.