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    Kylian Mbappe admits he is hesitant to fulfil media duties.

    Emma TeeBy No Comments3 Mins Read

    • Kylian Mbappe makes an admission about his reluctance to do media duties.

    Kylian Mbappe admits he is hesitant to fulfil media duties.
    Kylian Mbappe admits he is hesitant to fulfil media duties.

    France’s Kylian Mbappe has disclosed that he was willing to pay a fine imposed by the French Football Federation as a result of his refusal to perform media responsibilities at the World Cup.

    Mbappe ignited the world once more as France defeated Poland 3-1 to go to the World Cup quarterfinals, and his spectacular brace tied him with Lionel Messi for the tournament’s most goals (9).

    The 23-year-old is ready to go to great measures to avoid being distracted by outside noise and is boosting Les Bleus as they charge through the World Cup in the hopes of becoming the first nation to ever retain the trophy.

    Speaking after his sparkling performance, Mbappe explained his absence from media duties: “I know there were a lot of questions about why I wasn’t speaking (to the press). Already, for all the journalists who are there, it was nothing personal against the journalists, nothing against the people.

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    “It was just that I always have this need to concentrate on my competition and when I want to concentrate on something, I need to do it at 100% and not lose energy to something else. That’s why I didn’t want to present myself (to the media).”

    He added: “I learned recently that the (French Football) Federation was going to have to pay a fine (for him not wanting to do media). I offered to pay it personally, the Federation must not pay a decision which is personal.”

    Mbappe is already a World Cup winner, having scored in the final against Croatia in 2018, but has made no secrets about his desire to thrive on the world stage once again: “Of course, this World Cup is an obsession, it’s the competition of my dreams, I have the chance to play it, I built my season on this competition physically and mentally.

    “I wanted to arrive ready and for the moment it is going well, but we are still far from (the) objective that we have set and that I have set myself, which is to win.”

    Didier Deschamps’ side will meet England in the last eight on 10 December.