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Kylian Mbappé will not captain PSG in 2023-24
Mbappé, despite being among the candidates, was not voted to be PSG captain by the rest of the squad after a second vote on Tuesday.
Kylian Mbappé will not captain PSG this season after Luis Enrique’s squad gave its final verdict on Tuesday. Brazilian defender Marquinhos will wear the armband for the 2023-24 campaign. In a second vote, held on Tuesday, the first one last Friday, the Brazilian was named club captain.
The second vote took place on Tuesday morning by private ballot, with each player choosing a captain. Marquinhos won the final vote over Marco Verratti, Mbappé, Danilo Pereira and Presnel Kimpembe. The centre-back had also won in the first ballot last week.
It now remains to be seen which captain’s position Mbappé will occupy within the squad. Luis Enrique confirmed on Friday that he would not be in charge of the captain’s appointments. Marquinhos previously wore the armband under Christophe Galtier and Mauricio Pochettino and his leadership in the French capital is not in question.
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