Real Madrid is out of sorts, and the Frenchman is part of that. As such, the glare falls on him. He’s the story, a dialed-down, diluted version of the soccer phenom he was upon arrival in Spain. A dizzied surfer unable to ride the waves he once could.

Those in a position of power at La Liga giants Real Madrid have made contact with club icon Zinedine Zidane, in the hopes of the Frenchman lending a helping hand with fellow countryman Kylian

Mbappe kept his place against . Liverpool . midweek due to Vinicius suffering an injury but he could not put in a similarly impressive display as he had done just mere days earlie