Asked by Canal+ about the possibility of a return to the French team after announcing his international retirement, Antoine Griezmann assured that his decision was carefully considered.
His decision, announced in the middle of an ordinary Monday morning in September, took everyone by surprise. A little more than a month after announcing the end of his international career, Antoine Griezmann took advantage of his visit to France, this Wednesday for the match between PSG and Atlético de Madrid (2-1 victory for Spaniards), to return to this choice with serious consequences.
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“Very proud and very surprised by all the nice messages I received, whether from supporters or people from the football world. It touched me enormously,” Antoine Griezmann first slipped into the microphone of Canal+ . “I’m happy to have left this beautiful mark.”
“It wasn’t a whim at all.”
Relaunched on the hypothesis of a return to the past, the third most capped player in the history of the Blues (137 caps) was categorical. “Is it completely over? Yes, completely. I'm not going to go back. It wasn't at all an impulse, it was carefully thought out,” he said.
Reunited from next week to play two Nations League matches, November 14 against Israel and November 17 against Italy, the French team will therefore have to get used to living without the Colchoneros striker. . Didier Deschamps announces his list for this gathering this Thursday.
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