Ousmane Dembélé plays down guéguerre with Kylian Mbappé as tension lingers | OneFootball

Ousmane Dembélé has dismissed talk of a rift with Kylian Mbappé, casting it as a small guéguerre. L'Équipe notes, however, that a chill between the pair still exists.

The pair were together before Türkiye-France, which finished 0-1, last Friday.

On Thursday evening at the Stade de France, on the eve of the Nations League meeting with Italy on Friday at 20:45, the Parisian faced the media.

After 11 years in the professional game, the once reticent Rennes playmaker now handles such moments with ease, arriving with a broad smile and relaxed posture.

Asked about his relationship with Mbappé, he said he would not comment on such stories, describing them as minor guéguerres, and added that at 29 he is focused on the pitch.

After a follow-up two minutes later, he said they had spoken, they sit next to each other at meal times, and that there was no issue.

Source: L'Équipe

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