“Great pride for me”, Chevalier relishes his first call-up to the Blues

After his first call-up to the French team, Lucas Chevalier reacted and wanted to thank his supporters. His teammates at Lille also had nice words for their young goalkeeper.

It's not just Didier Deschamps who had nice words for Lucas Chevalier. Called up for the French team for the first time, the young Lille goalkeeper will finally discover Clairefontaine. Preferred over Alphonse Areola, the Blues coach justified this choice: “It's an important step for him. Last season, he was efficient. He continues to be so with his club, whether in Ligue 1 and on the European scene I said at the last meeting that it was more than close.

A few hours after these lovely words, the main person concerned wanted to react. “Great pride for me, it's long-term work, but it's just another step in my career. You have to savor, appreciate and continue working of course. A big thank you to you, the supporters and we will continue to defend the colors of Losc and now of France,” he declared this Thursday in a video published on Losc’s social networks.

“Deserved”, “rewarded”… his teammates delighted

Close to a first call-up with the France team during the last gathering in October, Lucas Chevalier had to be patient. Having made five starts (including two clean sheets), and above all big performances in the Champions League against Atletico Madrid and Juventus on Tuesday evening.

Asked to react, his teammates had nothing but nice statements for their partner. “It’s deserved, proud of him, and that’s it, he’s gone,” announces Rémy Cabella, while he watches Didier Deschamps’ press conference at the same time. In the locker room, Ayyoub Bouaddi was very happy for his goalkeeper: “It's a reward for everything he's done since the start of the season, I hope it goes well.” The young midfielder (17 years old) will discover the French team, but with the Espoirs, where he was called up for the first time this Thursday, by Gérald Baticle.