Raphaël Varane spoke a little more about his decision to no longer play for the France team, at 29, and a possible arrival of Zinedine Zidane would not have changed anything.
At 29 years later, after 93 selections French team and proof of a world coupe brought back to Russia, Raphael Varane an award for an international retreat. » I feel like I’m choking, the player is eating the man “, Explains the central defender to Canal +, Sunday evening.
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Varane called Deschamps
The player of Manchester United mentions in particular his phone call to Didier Deschamps, the coach of the Blues: “ The hardest moment was calling the coach (Didier Deschamps) to talk to him about it. He was understanding. I think he kinda suspected that, but hoped I didn’t call. It’s a personal choice, there was nothing extra-sporting. I’m leaving, everything is clean, everything is tidy, everything is square « .
Varane also explained that the possible appointment of Zinedine Zidane, son ex-coach at Real Madrid with whom he won 3 Champions League (2016, 2017 and 2018), would » Nothing has changed « . His decision is staff “And the maintenance of the” Dèche “, the non-arrival of “Zizou” or the scandal at the FFF in no way weighed in his choice to return his apron even before his thirties.