Both aged 25, Arnaud Nordin and Kylian Mbappé met a few years ago during their time at INF Clairefontaine, in the early 2010s. A moment remembered by the Montpellier player, who is preparing to meet his former teammate on the pitch this Sunday during Montpellier-PSG which will close the 26th day of Ligue 1 from 8:45 p.m.
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Thus, in an interview with the newspaper Le Parisien, Arnaud Nordin confided with a smile the nickname that had been attributed to Kylian Mbappé.
“At the time of the INF, we all had a nickname.
For me it was coconut because of the shape of my head and Kylian was peanut for the same reasons.
When I see him, I still call him that!
We enjoy meeting again, getting news from loved ones.”
The Hérault player also takes the opportunity to shake the haughty image often attached to the player of the France team.
“Those who know Kylian know that he is not like that.
He is very exposed in the media.
We talk about him all the time (...) He's just trying to protect himself from all the hype.
He has extremely high goals.
He wants to do everything well.
People need to be aware of this.
In private, he's really funny.
Very endearing.
And he didn’t get a big head.”