There is no doubt now, especially after his superb 2023/2024 season, Ferland Mendy is one of the very best full-backs on the planet. The Madrilenian, indisputable in the eyes of Carlo Ancelotti now, has not always been unanimous on the side of the French team. Indeed, if he was called up for Euro 2024, he was not always present in Didier Deschamps’ lists in recent years.
Injured in the right shin at Clairefontaine at the start of training, he had to leave the French gathering, and hopes to be back for the restart with Real Madrid, who will have a fairly demanding match against Real Sociedad. But his absence raises questions within the French staff, as explained by the daily The Team in an article dedicated to Theo Hernandez’s understudies.
Not motivated to play for the Blues?
Indeed, the player’s motivation and his relationship with Les Bleus are being questioned internally. A departure that therefore raises questions about the player’s real motivation to wear the tricolor jersey. He is therefore clearly not considered a credible alternative to the Milanese, who has totaled 10 matches with Les Bleus throughout his career.
“Ferland Mendy will not be available due to his situation. He will be replaced by Lucas Digne. Badé and Digne will arrive at the end of the afternoon”Deschamps confided at the time of his injury, without really saying more. Enough to call into question his situation as an EDF player in the future? Only time will tell, with a new Nations League break in just a month…
