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Called up for the French team three times without playing a single minute, Aymeric Laporte is now flourishing with Spain. And according to him, the exchanges he had with Didier Deschamps had a lot to do with this career choice.
If the Blues stalled in the semi-finals during the last Euro, two French people nevertheless became European Champions this summer. Aymeric Laporte and Robin Le Normand, who were also associated in the central hinge in the final against England, have in fact given up on the France team to play with La Roja. A winning choice for the two men, who were not part of Didier Deschamps’ plans.
If Robin Le Normand has never even received the slightest call-up, Aymeric Laporte has certainly been called up three times for the Blues in the past. Without however having a say in the matter. Whether against Bulgaria and the Netherlands in 2016, then against Spain in 2017, he remained glued to the bench. And the discussions he was able to have with the former world champion did not encourage optimism.
“Exchanges which were not necessarily the sweetest”
“If I went to the French team and didn’t go there afterwards, it was more because of personal relationships that didn’t work out”he confided to Jérôme Rothen’s microphone on Tuesday, evoking “exchanges on several occasions which were not necessarily the sweetest”. The native of Agen has completely turned the page.
“It’s over, I don’t even think about it anymore. Everyone goes their own way. »
“I couldn’t wait any longer than that,
he adds. The years passed and, in the end, it was always the same coach. If I wanted to play international competitions, I had to make decisions. And I had to make this choice. Today I am very happy and I feel very good in this Spain team. It suits me, also in terms of personality. »
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