The speculation pointing towards an alleged falling out between Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé and new national team head coach Zinedine Zidane has this week been clarified.

Recent days saw murmurs begin to spread in the French media that the early interactions between frontman Mbappé and new France boss Zidane had not gone at all well.

Mbappé’s position in Les Bleus’ frontline remains something of a source of debate, with many of the opinion that the 27-year-old is better suited coming off the left than through the middle.

After Zidane confirmed that Mbappé would be playing no part in France’s Nations League meeting with Italy on Thursday, speculation in turn spread like wildfire that the pair were not seeing eye to eye.

As alluded to above, though, ahead of the fast-approaching kick-off in the fixture, any such chatter has been put firmly to bed.

As per a report from French football insider Abdellah Boulma:

‘Contrary to reports circulating, no private jet was waiting for Kylian Mbappé in Paris to take him back to Madrid. Nor was there any tension between Zinédine Zidane and the French striker, who was being rested for the match against Italy.’