Handball: after his "big psychological difficulties", captain Valentin Porte returns to the Blues

Guillaume Gille's list has fallen and a name is making a comeback: Valentin Porte.

As part of a double confrontation against Spain (April 14 at the Accor Arena in Paris and April 16 in Chambéry), the coach of the French handball team revealed, on Saturday, the 21 players who will will come together to face La Roja.

Among them, note the presence of the captain of the Blues, Valentin Porte, who had left his team before the Golden League a few weeks ago, due to "big psychological difficulties", he had confided to

The list of 2️⃣1️⃣ BLUEs who will meet at the Maison du handball before a double confrontation against Spain 🔥

🇫🇷⚡🇪🇸: April 14 - @accor_arena - Paris

🇫🇷⚡🇪🇸: April 16 - Le Phare - Chambéry # cornflowerproud 🔵⚪🔴 pic.twitter.com/62GisfrA3m

– French Handball Teams (@FRAHandball) April 2, 2022

It was last March, at the time Valentin Porte was experiencing personal problems and had declared that he had started therapy that did not allow him to join the Blues group: "I am at a point where therapy is putting me in great difficulty. psychological experiences that I had never experienced".

Less than a month later, the man with the armband signs his big comeback against solid Spaniards.

But Guillaume Gille has already warned: “Everything remains open with Valentin for that week.

We will calmly take stock at the beginning of the course in order to consider the rest.

I believe that the personal work that he has undertaken makes him progress;

I can't wait to see him back with us.

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After an observed rest period, Nikola Karabatic will also return to the tricolor tunic, as will the injured Hugo Descat, Vincent Gérard and Nicolas Tournat.

Returns in a positive dynamic since the Blues had won the Golden League 2022, the last edition of this friendly tournament before its cancellation.