A veteran French national team player has made a surprising choice for his short-term future.
This is a trend that had gained momentum on Tuesday, and it is about to be confirmed:
Kingsley Coman set to fly to Saudi Arabia. After choosing to leave Bayern Munich after 9 years of loyal service, the French international striker has reportedly reached an agreement with the Al Hilal club.
The Saudi team, for its part, had already found common ground with Bayern for the transfer of the French winger. L’Equipe specifies this Wednesday that Coman was finally seduced by an offer ” huge“A big jump for a player aged just 28, who was also courted by Premier League teams.
What future for the French team?
This transfer could be of interest to coach Didier Deschamps, on the eve of the first list of this season. Coman remains an important element of the France group. Although he did not get many minutes during the last Euros, the striker trained at PSG took part in several major international competitions (Euro 2016, Euro 2021, World Cup 2022, Euro 2024).
His choice could encourage Deschamps to turn the page, although the coach of the Blues has shown that Saudi Arabia was not a prohibitive destination to integrate the selection since N’Golo Kanté had been included in the list for the last European championship.