Arriving at OM, Adrien Rabiot was reassured by Didier Deschamps, who is counting on him and even almost guarantees him a place with the Blues from October.
Adrien Rabiot remains a unique character in the French football landscape. Didier Deschamps had taken a dislike to him in 2017. Since a France match in Bulgaria where the midfielder had to come back without warming up because of Kanté’s injury, and he had deliberately played at a trot to avoid getting injured. Two years of disappearance and coldness, with the high point being his email sent to the national coach to say that he refused to be a reserve at the 2018 World Cup, and preferred to go on vacation rather than wait to find out if he would be called up to Les Bleus.
Despite this, two years later, Didier Deschamps made him a key player in the French team, offering him a much shorter ban than some other players he had in his sights, such as Karim Benzema or Alexandre Lacazette. When he signed for OM, the question of his future was raised, since Rabiot did not participate in the French team’s September training camp due to not having a club. This should be settled by October. The new Marseille player has total confidence in his return to Clairefontaine, and Didier Deschamps seems to have clearly made it clear to him that playing for OM was not an obstacle to this.
Rabiot has his place in the Blues
However, with his usual calm, Adrien Rabiot was keen to confide that it was not his future in the French team that had pushed him to find a club in mid-September, but simply his desire to play again. I told myself that I simply wanted to get back on the pitch, and it was time to find something ambitious, to get back on the ball. I had discussions with the coach. He told me that he hoped that I would quickly find something so that I could be there in October. He always says that he doesn’t comment on the choice of players but we discussed it, and yes I am very calm. He always said that he doesn’t comment on the choices of players. I didn’t rush anything, it was mainly my desire to get back on the pitch. For the next break, we’ll see how it goes. “, said the former PSG player, who will now have to get back into the swing of things in the competition, and perhaps follow up his return to the forefront with matches with the Blues to get back to his level.
