Zidane hints Mbappé will return to central role for France's Nations League matches

Zinedine Zidane indicated that Kylian Mbappé will likely return to a central striker role for France's upcoming Nations League matches against Italy and Turkey, moving from the left wing position he occupied in October. The shift is primarily due to Ousmane Dembélé's absence through injury. Zidane clarified that Mbappé can play multiple positions, but his "preferential position" is now through the middle, as he plays for Real Madrid. Mbappé's previous left-wing experiment was cut short by injury in the first match of the last international break. With Dembélé and Esteban Lepaul both unavailable, the change was widely expected.