A wind of excitement will run through the Château de Clairefontaine next week, at the dawn of an international season seen as a turning point for the French Football Federation. Nine months after their epic World Cup final lost against Argentina (3-3, 2-4 ap), the French team is preparing to return to the field with one objective in mind: to quickly score their ticket for the Euro 2024. The match against the Republic of Ireland, Thursday September 7, could allow the Blues to place themselves in a very comfortable position.

Until then, Didier Deschamps will communicate his list for the big comeback. It is at 2 p.m. this Thursday that the coach of the Blues will reveal the names of the players present for this first gathering of the season. Will the technician summon new faces? One name has fueled all the debates in recent weeks: Warren Zaire-Emery.

This miracle impresses everyone!

From the height of his 17 years, the Paris Saint-Germain midfielder already embodies the renewal of the capital club. His maturity, his technical quality and his athletic impact amaze his trainer Luis Enrique, who has made him an indisputable starter since his arrival. ” I love it. He is an incredible player… He is 17 years oldenthused the Spanish technician after the convincing success against Lens, Saturday (3-1). He’s a player who really has everything to become one of the most important in the Paris squad and it’s a great chance for me to have a diamond in the rough like him at my disposal. He is a player who is both very hardworking and very technical. Our mission is to support him, and above all, to ensure that he stays at PSG for a very long time and thus brings a lot of joy to the supporters. I don’t know if you’ve seen it, but it’s very beautiful this communion between the fans and such a young player, who was probably among the supporters not long ago. »

This Thursday, it was Thierry Henry, inducted into his role as Espoirs coach, who distributed the compliments to the Parisian titi. ” Warren Zaire-Emery impresses me in the physical impact. For having seen the match against Lens, the way he recovers the balls is impressive. Players who try to knock it down fail. Regarding a selection, it’s tricky because you have to talk to everyone. But we will have to take good care of him and make him grow normally. »

Henry doesn’t think so well. Kylian Mbappé will not be the only element that should be the subject of long discussions with his “superior” Didier Deschamps. Zaire-Emery will also be a topic. Because according to information from the daily Le Parisien, the nugget of PSG would already be “at the gates of the French teams”. If in the current state of things, a first convocation in Espoirs would be part of a form of logic, the prospect of seeing the Parisian integrate the A very quickly is not to be excluded, the middle being one of the vastest of Deschamps for two years.