Bradley Barcola will not have his first selection for the French team.
Propelled as a starter with PSG and decisive in the round of 16 first leg against Real Sociedad, the 21-year-old winger applied this Thursday for a place in Didier Deschamps' list to face Germany and Chile in a friendly match on the 23rd and March 26, due in particular to the absence of Kingsley Coman, currently unavailable.
But the Blues coach ultimately did not announce his name when announcing his list, three months before the start of Euro 2024. “Why is he not there?
He is one of the players that we obviously follow.
He showed some good things in this series of matches.
He needs to confirm and assert himself more in content.
He is a player with great potential,” explained the 1998 world champion while confirming that Barcola will have his place in Thierry Henry’s group announced following the press conference.
“Diaby has already shown great things”
In Deschamps' list, Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) was preferred.
The French international already has a past in blue, with 10 caps but has not yet been decisive.
It is still this experience which has taken precedence even though his playing time in the club is shorter.
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“Moussa Diaby has already come with us, even if he has reduced playing time.
He has around ten selections, and he has already shown some great things.
It seemed more logical to me to recall Moussa,” explained Didier Deschamps.
The Blues coach still wanted to point out that the truth of March was not that of June and the Euro: “We don’t know what could happen…”