L’Equipe daily newspaper recently published a clip with a short conversation between Antoine Griezmann, Ousmane Dembele and Kylian Mbappe when all three were on the bus to attend a match with the French national team in June 2021. Through this, the fans clearly saw that Mbappe once refused to go to Newcastle because he was afraid of… the cold.
In this conversation, Griezmann talked about his participation in football management in the Champions League as head coach of Newcastle in… 2027. At that time, the French player helped the Magpies win the 5th cup. history: winning the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, English Super Cup and European Super Cup. “Those 5 titles! What an excellent coach. I am one of the best coaches in English football. Ousmane, you tell them.”
And Dembele replied that it was indeed not bad, asking Griezmann for the secret. “Because I bought Kylian. Kyky, do you know why your Newcastle is so great? Because I bought you for 134 million euros,” Griezmann turned to Mbappe. The 24-year-old striker was extremely surprised and asked his senior: “What? Which team? “Newcastle. Newcastle!”, Griezmann emphasized. And, the PSG striker responded immediately: “Oh no, no way at Newcastle, it’s very cold there.”
“Super coach Griezmann” and his super players in… the game!