Landing at FC Nantes at just 13 years old, Didier Deschamps did not wait long before finding a place in the professional group. The native of Bayonne was not even 17 years old when he made his debut in the first division. The young midfielder discovers a new world. And not just on the grounds by his own admission. After an almost monastic life, the Basque then multiplies the outings.
“I'm 17, it's an age where I'm drifting a bit. Without making big deviations, I mainly think about having fun. I discover girls, clothes…. it must be said that until I was 16, I did nothing”he said about his years in Nantes, adding: “As I'm starting out as a professional, I'm earning a little money. So, with Marcel Desailly, Sidi Kaba, Jean-Jacques Eydelie, Xavier Gravelaine, I spend a lot of time at “New way” and “Speak easy”, clubs in Nantes. »
“For a while, I didn't have a very healthy life and I put my career, a little, on hold, he added. I remember Budzinski's words:- it's better to enjoy it now because you can pull yourself together. Because, if you have fun at 24, you never come back! » Words that he may have repeated to Kylian Mbappé when he was caught by the patrol in Sweden last fall…
Didier Deschamps met his wife at 18
The differences will ultimately not last long regarding Didier Deschamps.“At 18, I met my future wife, Claude. Obviously, it calms…”he explained. But this meeting with Madame was not the only reason for his return to the straight and narrow.
“Didier, the first, quickly became serious again. And the accidental death of his brother put his feet back on the ground. He has always been a serious guy and a leader.”had in fact confided on this subject one of his former friends from the training center, David Saint-Guily.
