The long trip to Azerbaijan perhaps didn’t appeal to Mbappé for what is essentially a dead rubber, but an official reason has been supplied as to why Didier Deschamps’ captain won’t be playing. France’s No. 10 was r eleased from international duty on Friday due to an ankle issue likely sustained in Thursday’s triumph over Ukraine.

Kylian Mbappe and Paris St Germain have taken their financial feud to a Paris labour court, with the forward seeking over 260 million euros ($301 million) from his former club while PSG fired back with a 240 million euro counter-claim,