Having archived the farewell suffered by Tottenham and landed at the Los Angeles Galaxy, Hugo Lloris however he preferred to retire from international stages with the French national team. A precise choice made by the 37-year-old goalkeeper who, however, faced with the 2024 European Championships in Germany, could not help but comment on what the path of the Blue. Especially focusing on Kylian Mbappe.
The former PSG star, recently announced as Real Madrid’s new reinforcement, has taken over the captaincy of France. Appointed by the technical commissioner Didier Deschamps, KM intends to drive the team towards the maximum objective of the German competition to win the title and avenge the World Cup final in Qatar lost against Argentina. A task which, according to Lloris, fits perfectly given that it is a status potentially already acquired over time.
The comment. “Kylian had a form of leadership that was emerging in him. We saw it,” Lloris said in an interview with Provence – during the last World Cup. Little by little, he took on a much more important role in the dressing room, expressing himself and really impacting the team’s performance. Today this suits him very much. It gives him even more responsibility. You can see him with Les Bleus. He is light-hearted, has a smile on his face and is ready to respond to the expectations and new challenges that await him”, he comments.