Since the Euro he spent on the bench, Olivier Giroud has not been recalled to the France team by Didier Deschamps.
But the 35-year-old striker, 2nd top scorer in the history of the France team (46 goals), absent from the last two gatherings, did not draw a line on the Blues.
His transfer to AC Milan is for the moment a success since he has regained playing time and efficiency (4 goals in 6 Serie A games).
"This blue jersey is dear to us all, it is a privilege and a pride to wear it," Giroud confided in an interview with BeIN Sports.
I am 100% focused on my club, which requires a lot of energy from me, but I obviously keep the France team in the back of my mind, it's something extraordinary.
I have not closed the door and I do not know if one day I will say that I am retiring internationally.
There is a coach who makes his choices, I am available, as always.
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In praise of Zlatan
Deschamps will unveil his list on Thursday for the next two matches for the Blues in the context of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup, against Kazakhstan at the Parc des Princes on November 13 and against Finland in Helsinki on November 16. Will Giroud be part of it? The coach had left the door ajar… If he had assumed not to have warned Giroud of his non-selection in September, he had also replied: “Can he come back? Yes ”to questions on the subject during a Téléfoot program.
While waiting for the list, Giroud will try to increase his capital goal with AC Milan, co-leader of Serie A with Napoli, this Sunday evening against AS Roma.
In his new club, he rubs shoulders with Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
“His way of communicating is special, we all know him.
He takes up a lot of room in the locker room, he has a lot of experience, of course he is very well respected.
He's the boss.
He did great things in Milan, he's a leader.
It is a pleasure to be with him, he is a brancher and he is natural.
Believe it or not, he's perfectly normal, despite his enormous self-confidence and charisma.
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