“the two stars are the grail”, the joy of Lucas Chevalier when discovering his equipment

Lucas Chevalier, selected for the French team for the first time, arrived with wonder at the Château de Clairefontaine on Monday. He was particularly delighted with the discovery of two-star equipment.

Entry into the big world. Called up for the French team for the first time thanks to his remarkable performances with Lille, Lucas Chevalier (23) discovered the Château de Clairefontaine on Monday. A regular at the national technical center during his Espoirs selections, the Lille resident was delighted to enter this living space reserved for the A team. After greeting the photographers when he got out of the car, he was welcomed by the coach Didier Deschamps and the goalkeeping coach, Franck Raviot. “Welcome, congratulations,” said the latter, as recounted in a video broadcast by the French Football Federation (FFF).

“I wanted to see how it was laid out, how the people are”

The guard then entered with some admiration into his room where the suitcase of official equipment made available for this gathering was placed. With a big novelty for Lucas Chevalier compared to the Espoirs jerseys: the two stars of the 1998 and 2018 World Cups.

“There are the two stars, which we don’t have in the France Espoirs team. There, we touch the Grail!”

“There is a slight pressure because we are entering a little into the unknown,” the goalkeeper confides to the FFF. “I had only seen from the outside, I wanted to see how it was laid out, how the people are. I am very pleasantly surprised by the welcome. It's been 5-10 minutes but I already feel very good here , we feel a good atmosphere being there and being part of this very privileged circle, we pass into another world. I am not yet aware of it but I will try to have fun and stay there. more natural. I have the ambition to integrate. and play as relaxed as possible in training to show what I am capable of.”

Highly visible with Losc, Chevalier took advantage of Alphonse Areola's injury to join the Blues group. “It’s an important step for him,” explained Deschamps when the list was announced. “He was successful last season, he continues to be so with his club in Ligue 1 and on the European scene. He is there to the detriment of Alphonse Arealo who is not there. During the last meeting, I had you said that he was more than close. Events have meant that… today, he will join this group and the brotherhood of guardians.”