Kylian Mbappé defends the French team after reports from nightclubs

Wesley Fofana has spoken out in defense of France captain Kylian Mbappé after reports that the Real Madrid striker was at a nightclub in Sweden on the night of his side's UEFA Nations League win over Israel.

Mbappé had already been criticized in some corners for skipping Les Bleus' Games against Israel and Belgium while playing for Real Madrid, even before Swedish publication Aftonbladet said the former Paris Saint-Germain player was at a nightclub in Stockholm as his compatriots celebrated a 4-1 win on Thursday .

The striker suffered a muscle injury in September, but returned to the Champions League pitch earlier than planned on October 2, when Madrid suffered a surprise defeat to Lille, and started the subsequent LaLiga game against Villarreal after an omission Didier Deschamps' team complains about a lack of preparation.

“People can do whatever they want in their free time,” Chelsea defender Fofana said at a press conference on Saturday. “We (the French team) didn’t talk about that today, I had never heard of this story.”

“He does what he wants; he's a great guy and a great professional. Are we making too much of it? I don't know it. He is the best French player, so it is normal that it attracts a lot of attention.”

“I think (the media) goes a little too far from time to time. You should ask Kylian Mbappé for more information.”

Lazio midfielder Matteo Guendouzi also addressed the reports in a conversation with the media.

“We have no doubts about Kylian. … There is no doubt about his passion (for his country),” he said. “He loves his country; he will continue to help us. We have to stop talking about it too much.”

“He has days off; He can do whatever he wants.”

France is in second place in Nations League Group A2. On Monday they play against Belgium in Brussels.