#4 His nickname is a strange one
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Mbappe has picked up a rather unusual nickname from team-mate Benjamin Mendy, who calls him ‘Casse-bonbon’ – which translates as ‘pain in the neck’.
The full-back has explained how the tag came about, citing the popular children’s cartoon Rugrats and it’s lead protagonist Tommy Pickels, who is known as Casse-bonbon in its French version, Les Razmoket.
“He has a little clique that includes Loic Badiashile and they never stop. I call them ‘Les Razmoket’. Kylian, he’s Casse-bonbon,” Mendy explained to Le Parisien.
Mendy, however, is full of respect for the young attacker.
“He has talent but he works a lot in training,” the France left-back explained. “He’s not a cheater. He’s got his head on his shoulders, but be careful because he likes to laugh.”
