Alongside Florian Thauvin who returned to Ligue 1 with the firm intention of winning the very first club title of his career (with the Ligue 2 champion title with Bastia in Ligue 2), Odsonne Edouard also took personal revenge. The former Celtic star scorer had an almost blank season at Crystal Palace and was only bought for 3.7 million euros by RC Lens last summer. The player trained at PSG was certain of being able to relaunch his career.
Edouard obviously had the crazy dream of being called up to the French team and playing in the 2026 World Cup. Author of 12 goals and three assists in Ligue 1 with the Sang et Or, who came second behind PSG, he scored his second goal in the Coupe de France on Friday evening in the final against OGC Nice, doubling the lead after “Flotov” opened the score. But the 5th top scorer in the championship will not see the World Cup with the Blues.
Odsonne Edouard did not feel “legitimate”
Requested since last fall by the Haitian federation, after the historic qualification of the national team for the World Cup in North America, Odsonne Edouard never accepted, awaiting a hypothetical call-up to the French team. By not joining the Grenadiers in March, the striker definitely left the plans of Sébastien Migné, French coach who first launched Wilson Isidor, former U20 tricolor and Sunderland striker.
In the interview zone after Lens-Nice at the Stade de France, Odsonne Edouard affirmed that he was not waiting for the Blues. He explained:
“I didn’t feel legitimate to play this World Cup because the players fought to qualify and I wasn’t going to arrive at the last minute to take advantage of this World Cup, if I have to play it, I have to deserve it, quite simply. »
