It was in the air.
As announced on our site on Monday, Corentin Tolisso, unavailable for three months and his ruptured tendon in his quadriceps, has been called to the Bayern Munich group for Saturday's trip to Freiburg as part of the 33rd day of the Bundesliga.
Hansi Flick, the Bavarian coach, confirmed this at a press conference on Friday, without specifying, however, whether the world champion in 2018 would start.
Ahead of his preparation, the international midfielder restarted the race on April 21 before resuming training eight days later.
He returned without pressure to a club crowned champion of Germany a week ago.
The main thing for him now consists in recovering playing time and rhythm.
An interesting profile
This return is, in any case, timely for the former Lyonnais four days before the announcement of the list of 26 Blues for the Euro (June 11-July 11). Called 23 times in the French team (17 starts and 2 goals), Tolisso has not appeared with the Blues since October 14 in Croatia on behalf of the League of Nations (2-1). Very appreciated by the staff, he is not guaranteed to be among the 26 but his chances are very real in a sector of play where neither Eduardo Camavinga nor Steven Nzonzi, called up in the fall of 2020, have fully convinced.
In a different register, for example, from Paul Pogba, with a more direct game, an ability to project himself forward and to be able to be decisive in the zone of truth, he has strengths to assert. Subject to strong competition in Bavaria, played by Leon Goretzka and Joshua Kimmich before his injury (14 out of 21 possible matches including 8 as the holder this season), he is the archetype of the modern midfielder, active, performing in duels, recuperator and raiser.
After the game in Freiburg, Tolisso is also likely to take part in the reception of Augsburg, on May 22, at the end of the season. He would then have, if necessary, two preparatory meetings with the Blues on June 2 against Wales, then the 8 against Bulgaria to refine his condition. In 2018, Didier Deschamps had called among the 23 for the Russian World Cup the left side Benjamin Mendy only returned in early April from a long knee injury.
