The 24-year-old has quickly become one of the most sought-after strikers in Europe, having spearheaded the Partenopei’s charge towards an expected Serie A crown.
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Lahm said this in a column for weekly Die Zeit published on Wednesday.
The French Football Federation (FFF) announced this Monday.
A global panel of national team coaches and captains, as well as journalists and fans, have whittled the initial shortlist of 14 players down to three.
That is the verdict of Paris Saint-Germain head coach Christophe Galtier, who steered clear of either recommending the role to Mbappe or putting any pressure on national coach Didier Deschamps.
The 23-year-old was strongly linked with a switch to the Spanish capital over the summer, with his initial contract due to expire in June 2022.
Mbappe became just the second man to score three times in a World Cup final after England’s Geoff Hurst in 1966.
In what many have dubbed to be the World Cup of the underdogs, Argentina bounced back from a shocking opening game defeat to Saudi Arabia to beating Mexico, Poland, Australia, Netherlands, and Croatia on their way to the final.
The Atlas Lions became the first African country to do so after stunning Portugal in a 1-0 win in the quarterfinals
He was admitted to hospital last week, with a previous report claiming that he had been moved to end-of-life care.
The opener from Giroud saw the centre-forward become France’s highest goalscorer of all time, with the 36-year-old, who has benefited from Karim Benzema’s absence at the tournament, moving past Thierry Henry.
The reigning world champions will begin their Group D campaign on November 22 before also taking on Denmark and Tunisia on November 26 and November 30 respectively.
Goals from Neymar and Danilo secure PSG a 2-1 away victory against Lorient, but there was a concern on Mbappe.
Mbappe, who played in PSG’s 1-0 Ligue 1 win over Marseille on Sunday, was said to have felt betrayed by the club hierarchy.
Forbes estimate Paris St-Germain forward Mbappe, who is 23, will earn $128 million (£115.2 million) this season.
Mathias Pogba is currently in custody in Paris, France as he is under investigation for his alleged role in the blackmail plot involving the former Manchester United midfielder.
The Frenchman was linked with a move to Real Madrid earlier in the summer, but he elected to sign a new contract with PSG where he has began the season in fine form, scoring seven goals in five appearances.
His feat was in Paris Saint-Germain’s emphatic 7-1 win over Lille.
Mbappe saw his spot-kick saved by Yann Sommer to see his side knocked out of the tournament – three years on from their World Cup glory.
He had been expected to join Los Blancos as a free agent, but signed a blockbuster new three-year deal with PSG last month.