Sagna: Mbappe is among the top ten in French history but not yet in the top five. The French team will miss Deschamps

Former French international Sagna was interviewed recently and talked about the French team, Deschamps and Mbappe and other topics.

Deschamps will leave the French team after next year's World Cup. Sagna said: "I remember when Deschamps first became the head coach of the French team, there was a lot of turmoil. He was regarded as the father figure of the team and had a good relationship with the team. He had high expectations for the big-name players, but also sought contributions from everyone."

"The team will definitely Miss him, he deserves a lot of praise as they won the World Cup in 2018 and were in the final against Argentina in 2022, so he has had a huge impact since he took charge. It's a lot of work to manage a national team, you only have players for a short period of time and their availability is determined by someone else and probably you. Uncontrollable injuries."

Talking about Mbappe, Sagna said: "Mbappe is undoubtedly among the top ten best players in French history, but it is difficult to rank him in the same category as Zidane and Henry because those retired legendary players do not have social media. Mbappe's advantage is that he has gained more exposure and is recognized. For a modern world-class player, we get to witness his full journey so far and how he develops, having been in the spotlight."

"France have had so many great players, like Platini, Vieira and Makelele, to name a few, but Mbappe is definitely in the top ten at the moment and certainly has the ability to get even better."