During the last international break, William Saliba took advantage of various absences, including those of Benjamin Pavard, affected by Covid-19, to make his debut for the France team.
Rather successful debut, whether at Stade Vélodrome, at "
home
", against Côte d'Ivoire or at Stade Pierre-Mauroy, against South Africa.
The central defender of Olympique de Marseille, comfortable in duels and in recovery, proved to Didier Deschamps that he could count on him.
In
Le Vestiaire OM
, an
RMC Sport program
dedicated to the Phocaeans, Dimitri Payet and his teammates returned to the first call to the Blues of the player trained at AS Saint-Etienne.
Yes but William it's because there were 14 injured behind.
It was either him or they called Thuram [Lilian, ndlr] back
,” he said jokingly, in response to a remark from Amine Harit.
A nice sequence that made William Saliba laugh.
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During the show, Dimitri Payet (35), former important player of the France team, especially during Euro 2016, also confided again in his international ambitions... which remain intact: "
I said it was in the back of my mind.
As long as I can play at international level, it will be in a corner.
I am selectable.
But when you see the offensive potential of the Blues, places are expensive.
So we work
, “said the one who has 38 caps with the Blues (8 goals).
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