This is a statement that should make noise around the French basketball team.
Skweek broadcast this Thursday afternoon a teaser of its show
Skweek Show by Tony Parker,
which it will broadcast on Friday February 2 at 6 p.m. (also accessible on YouTube).
The guest is Thomas Heurtel, the leader of Saint Petersburg, 99 caps with the Blues but deprived of the French team since Euro 2022 due to his choice to sign in Russia.
In support of the Ukrainian people, a Federation charter has prohibited since July 2022, players who play in Russia from wearing the tricolor jersey.
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Questioned by Stephen Brun and Tony Parker, Thomas Heurtel returned to this charter with very strong words.
“Of course they know
(president Jean-Pierre Siutat, manager Boris Diaw and coach Vincent Collet).
Of course the charter was something bogus, that's why it must be torn up.
Everyone knew
(that I was going to sign for Zénith)
.
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🚨🚨 𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗟𝗨 𝗦𝗞𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 🚨🚨
💣😱 "𝗟𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗰'𝗲́𝘁 𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝘂 𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗼𝗻, 𝗶𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗮 𝗱𝗲́𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗿, 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲 𝗲́𝘁𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 (which I was going to sign at Zenith)" 😱 😳
Thomas Heurtel speaks exclusivity and without taboo… pic.twitter.com/2WuUeUHtfZ
— SKWEEK (@skweektv) February 1, 2024
“They made a guy sign a charter, they took him to the Euro knowing that he was going to sign in Russia, it’s not serious,” replied Stephen Brun, taken aback.
“I gave you a scoop, there…” says Thomas Heurtel, visibly delighted to have reestablished his truth.