Shop window man

If you see in this image a simple footballer from the France team arriving at Clairefontaine in order to modestly prepare for the qualifying campaign for Euro 2024, you are mistaken. Either way, you’re missing the point. Here, we can indeed observe a star playing his role in modern football to perfection. Thus, that morning, taking advantage of the exposure linked to his arrival at the national football center, the new captain of the France team did like his playmates: he took care of his image, posed and showed off some products. cleverly placed.

Solar system

How not to evoke this pair of sunglasses visible like the nose in the middle of the face? That morning, in the gray Ile-de-France, Kylian Mbappé was the only player accessorized in this way. What questions. Did the presence of that pair of glasses reflect a sudden melon grab? Was it masking a short night? Or was it part of the sponsorship contract linking the footballer to a famous eyewear manufacturer? Of the three hypotheses, this last one is undoubtedly both the most credible and the most depressing.

Mine d’or

Likewise, we can’t help but ask ourselves this other question: if Kylian Mbappé bends his left arm like this, is it a coincidence? Is he struggling with tennis elbow pain? Or does he want to show off that signed rose gold watch from another of his sponsors? You will decide. We will content ourselves with recalling that pink gold, an alloy of yellow gold, copper and silver, was used for the very first time by the Russian Carl Fabergé, at the end of the 19th century, in the manufacture of his famous eggs.

Dribble alliance

Kylian Mbappé also arrived wearing a pair of sneakers signed by his equipment supplier of heart, or rather of reason. In this case, the Blazer is one of the historic models of Nike. Launched in 1972, they are even the very first pair dedicated to the practice of basketball from the American brand. Which obviously confirms the thesis that its name refers to the Portland NBA team, the Trail Blazers, and not to the possibility of wearing these shoes with a blazer… For those who doubted it.

merchant navy

Finally, and this is not unrelated, note that Kylian Mbappé had chosen to wear a most ordinary outfit that day, consisting of a turtleneck sweater, straight jeans and an overcoat two buttons, all in a perfect shade of navy blue. This allows us to formulate two hypotheses. The most cynical is that this outfit had been designed precisely to enhance the accessories of the sponsors. The most optimistic, that this outfit had at least escaped a commercial deal. If in doubt, we leave it up to you to decide.