Ligue 1 chief reacts to Kylian Mbappe snubbing sponsorship commitments as concerns grow

Kylian Mbappe has angered some figures high up in Ligue 1 after the 23-year-old refused to take part in sponsorship commitments.

Reims president Jean-Pierre Caillot has insisted that Mbappe's snub should not start a precedent, as the Paris Saint-Germain striker opted against getting involved with one of the French Football Federation's partners because he does not want his image to be associated with certain brands.

The sponsors invited Mbappe to attend last Friday's World Cup draw in Qatar, but their offer was declined by the striker who felt he wasn't the right France player to act as a representative. Instead, Mbappe felt it would have been more appropriate for national team captain Hugo Lloris to be in attendance alongside manager Didier Deschamps.

The young forward's decision is rumoured to have not gone down well with the sponsors involved who understandably did not take kindly to being snubbed by one of the biggest names in the national side. Mbappe's representatives have been in regular communication with the French Football Federation over his image rights.

Caillot has not held back in his assessment of the situation and admitted he does not "condone" Mbappe's actions. "As an individual....he probably has ethical questions about some of them," he told L'Equipe. "Personally, I don't really have a positive opinion on that.

"When you arrive at a club, you know the rules. When you arrive in the France team, you also know the rules. I read in L'Equipe that he had signed the rules for internationals. Today that he has become a world star, he discovers he is embarrassed to go to certain operations, I do not condone it."

Caillot was then pressed on whether other players could take heed from Mbappe's decision and