Guest of the show “C à vous” on France 5 Tuesday evening, Didier Deschamps suggested that Olivier Giroud was not sure of being part of his list for Euro 2024.
Olivier Giroud clearly has concerns… Top scorer in the history of the French team, the AC Milan striker continues to perform at the age of 37, he who has already scored 10 goals and delivered 8 assists in 26 appearances this season (all competitions). But not certain that this will be enough to take him to Germany, where Euro 2024 will be played next summer.
Invited on the set of the show “C à vous” on France 5 Tuesday evening, Didier Deschamps, accompanied by his assistant Guy Stéphan, was questioned by presenter Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine about a possible selection of Olivier Giroud for the Euro: “Are you going to give him this present?” », she asked the Blues coach. To which “DD” replied coldly: “I’m not here to give gifts, my name is not Santa Claus,” he said. What I just said is very harsh, but even if I am human and I have the ability to make players happy, I also make people unhappy. That’s the bad part of my job. »
“I can’t give any guarantees”
Faced with the astonishment of the presenter, Deschamps then tried to calm things down. “Afterwards there is a human relationship with Olivier who has been there from the start, he still recalled. It’s up to him, he knows, to maintain his level of performance. There is competition. I can’t give any guarantees, but if everything goes as it has so far, there is no reason why he should not be with the France group in May. » The former Montpellier resident therefore knows what remains to be done to be part of the trip to Germany.
Last December, Olivier Giroud suggested on RMC that he could end his international career after the Euro. “I miss this Euro. If we win it, I will bow out, he confided. This may also be the case if we don’t follow through. I enjoy every moment. I said with some guys that if we won the 2022 World Cup, I would retire. But I’m hungry for titles with my country. I have many hopes and ambitions. If it goes well, it may be a possibility. »
