Kylian Mbappe set to be named France captain, aged just 24

With Lloris and Varane retirement from international duty, Mbappe appears set to be named France captain.

That's according to Get French Football News, who say he's the leading candidate to become the captain of the national team.

The 24-year-old has been a revelation for France since making his international bow in 2017.

He has 66 caps to his name and has already scored 36 goals. He's 18 goals away from breaking Olivier Giroud's record as France's all-time top scorer.

The potential international captaincy comes after he was promoted to vice-captain at Paris Saint-Germain.

He took the armband in his side's 7-0 cup win over Pays de Cassel.

PSG boss Christophe Galtier confirmed his decision to hand the vice-captaincy to Mbappe following the player's stunning hat-trick.

"I decided that he is the second captain since the beginning of the season, he deserves to have this armband when Marquinhos is not there, because he has decided to stay," he said. "He scored 56 goals in the calendar year.

"He is one of the world-class strikers, one of the best in the world. He's like that. He is formatted to score goals, he did not abuse, goals came naturally after combinations."