Next month, it will be two years since Benjamin Pavard last wore the tricolor jersey. Since his 55th and final selection, against Italy on November 17, 2024, the 2018 world champion has gone through a complicated period at OM, which left him out of Didier Deschamps’ plans.
Could the situation change now that Zinédine Zidane has taken the reins of the France team? The former Lille resident hopes so. Returning to Inter Milan this summer, the 30-year-old defender is in any case finding some color at the start of the season, with three starts under his belt.
On Saturday, he was one of the most prominent Nerazzurri during the Lombard club’s victory against Parma (3-0), in Serie A. Enough to give him ideas. “It’s certain that the French team is the French team, I was there for a while”he confided after the meeting.
“The French team, of course, is in the back of my mind”
“There, it’s true that I wasn’t called up, even at the last World Cup. This will come through my club performances. I have to play and, when I play, I have to be good. Afterwards, we’ll see. In any case, I am very happy to be here at Inter, in this great club. And then, what happens next, we’ll see.”he added.
“But the French team, obviously, it’s in the back of my mindadmitted Benjamin Pavard. I don’t put any particular pressure on myself, it will come through my performances. » Problem: competition is tough for his position with the Blues, where “Zizou” places his trust in players of the future.
