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Kylian Mbappé responds cash to the “chained duck” according to whom he had refused to carry the Olympic flame. (Illustration image)
Football – He prefers to laugh, but does not hesitate to answer. Kylian Mbappé denied information from Chained duck In a very cash message published on X this Friday, July 25. The newspaper had questioned the captain of the French football team in a titled article “Mbappé was lazy” And published in its Wednesday edition.
The weekly assured that the footballer had declined the invitation of Tony Estanguet to participate in the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Le Canard EnchaînéKylian Mbappé had refused to be the masked carrier of the Olympic flame during the ceremony followed by “About 5 billion” of viewers according to the International Olympic Committee.
“Kylian Mbappé […] declined the proposal, formulated by [Tony] Estanguet himself, to brandish the torch for a few meters ”is it written in the article, which assures that it is because“He would not have been the last carrier-prestige who, he thought, had to return to him”but was granted to Teddy Riner and Marie-José Pérec.
More a “vacation” problem than ego, assures Mbappé
Slight problem: this story is completely questioned by the captain of the French team. ” LOL. You forgot to say that I also wanted to be the leader of the French basketball team I think … “he quipped in his message on X and that you can see below. The sportsman then gave his version of the story … a little less sensational.
“I was just quiet on vacation at the other end of the globewrote the player, No reason to be the last flame carrier since I have no history with the Olympic Games ”. A message tinged with humor and accompanied by one of the many gifs [une image animée ndlr.] From the footballer circulating on the internet and where he consults a dubitative air plan.
