"There is not the slightest incident on the state of mind, the concentration, it is a certainty", evaded Deschamps in a press conference before the friendly against Côte d'Ivoire Friday (9:15 p.m.) at Marseilles.
The Blues striker had skipped a scheduled meeting at Clairefontaine with several sponsors of the France team (Volkswagen, Uber Eats, Orange, Xbox, Coca-Cola, Konami) to "move the lines" of collective management image rights with the Blues, according to its representatives.
"I'm not going to go into the term of negotiation, that's not it," explained Deschamps, without venturing into the file.
"I do not have the ins and outs on these files. My president will see it quietly with him".
Captain Hugo Lloris also denied any "negative effect on the group".
"It is obvious that image rights have always been a very complex subject in sport, especially when you belong to a collective. I have no doubt that the federation and Kylian's entourage will find a solution. The most important thing is that it doesn't affect the sporting aspect, but it doesn't, so there's no problem," explained the goalkeeper.
The entourage of the 2018 world champion disputes the agreement relating to the transfer of the collective right to the image that each international signs, before his first selection, and which contains in particular obligations vis-à-vis the partners of the FFF.
In exchange for this commitment, each player receives 25,000 euros per match played.
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