Memphis Depay chose Twitter for his rant.
The OL striker, who faces PSG on Sunday evening (9 p.m.), got annoyed on the social network on Friday and asked the French authorities to let him join his selection of the Netherlands, what a decision of the Professional Football League (LFP) banned him.
“French government, can I please join my national team on Monday.
It would be fair, after having decided to make an exception for the France team which travels outside Europe to play matches, ”said the Lyon captain, calling out the account of the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron, that of UEFA and its club.
A message retweeted by the official account of the Batavian selection, which is due to face Turkey on Wednesday.
French government can I please join the national team @OnsOranje on Monday.
That would be fair since y'all make an exception for the France national team that travels outside of Europe to play games as well !!!
@EmmanuelMacron @UEFAcom_fr @OL
- Memphis Depay (@Memphis) March 19, 2021
" It's very strange.
In Kazakhstan, where France will play, there are more cases of Covid than in some African countries, the 27-year-old player, coveted by PSG according to our information, was annoyed at a press conference on Friday.
It's not fair so I hope they will make smart decisions.
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The Professional Football League (LFP) decided on Wednesday to allow Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 clubs not to release players who have left the European Union.
The latter would be forced to perform a septaine on their return.
A measure that does not concern the Blues, who must travel to Kazakhstan (March 28) and Bosnia-Herzegovina (March 31) as part of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
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