New weapons between Paris Saint-Germain and the French team. At a time when the Blues must face Azerbaijan and Iceland as part of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, Didier Deschamps must manage another controversy with the capital's club. This time, it concerns Bradley Barcola. Called by the coach, the Paris winger had an appointment in Clairefontaine from 4 p.m., like all of his teammates. The former Lyonnais presented himself well at the HQ of the Blues, but he left immediately, replaced by Florian Thauvin.
“Bradley Barcola is unable to honor his convocation for the meeting of October, who will see the French team face Azerbaijan on Friday October 10 at the Parc des Princes in Paris (8:45 p.m., TF1) and Iceland, three days later, in Reykjavik (8:45 p.m., TF1). Present this Monday afternoon at the Clairefontaine National Football Center (Yvelines), the Paris Saint-Germain striker consulted Dr. Franck Le Gall. He presents a chronic lesion of the right ischio-leg since the Champions League match of the Paris club against Atalanta Bergame (4-0, on September 17). After speaking with the player and the doctor of the French team, Didier Deschamps decided to put Bradley Barcola at the disposal of his club. Following this press release, some on social networks then had fun relaying the photo of a Barcola arriving in Clairefontaine with radios in the hands.
PSG denies the version of the FFF
But at PSG, this sequence did not please. The Red and Blue published a press release in which they tackle the FFF. “”Paris Saint-Germain became aware of the press release published by the French Football Federation this Monday, October 6 on the state of health of Bradley Barcola. The information published in this press release does not correspond in any way to the medical information communicated by the medical teams of Paris Saint-Germain. Upstream of the rally and following the match of the 7th day of Ligue 1 against Lille, Paris Saint-Germain transmitted to the French team a medical assessment of Bradley Barcola not in any case making a chronic lesion after the match against Atalanta. Paris Saint-Germain also insists that medical confidentiality must be respected for the good of all parties“Said the press release.
Has the federation really published a wrong medical point on Barcola? Did she annoy PSG by publicly revealing the nature of the player's injury? One thing is certain: the tensions between the French team and the European champions 2025 will not fade. Confronted with a wave of injuries since the start of the season, the capital's club had already raised against Didier Deschamps following the injuries of Ousmane Dembélé and Dééré occurred during the last rally in September.
