Highly visible with Olympique Lyonnais, Corentin Tolisso can claim a return to the French team. As a supporter of Les Gones, the vice-president of the French Football Federation Jean-Michel Aulas expects to see coach Didier Deschamps recall the midfielder.
Even if he announced his departure after the 2026 World Cup, Didier Deschamps will undoubtedly be treated in the same way. The coach of the France team will not escape criticism or pressure as his lists approach. The next one will not be revealed until next March. And yet, some are already planning on the choices of the Bayonnais. This is particularly the case of Jean-Michel Aulas.
Impressed by Corentin Tolisso’s season at Olympique Lyonnais, the former president of the Rhone club does not see how the midfielder could miss the Nations League quarter-final against Croatia. “ If Corentin Tolisso deserves the Blues? Of coursereplied the leader of the French Football Federation to Média Carré. It will be in the next list. If it’s the vice-president of the FFF who speaks? No, it’s Jean-Michel Aulas, the friend. He deserves it. I come to all the matches obviously, what he’s doing at the moment, he deserves it. »
Aulas is categorical
« The first year back, we knew it would be hard. We did everything: biological tests… Bayern Munich told us it would be difficult at the time. But if you had seen how happy he was the day I went to have him sign the contract at his house, because he had kept a house. I went there with Bruno Cheyrou (former OL recruitment manager). Coco can only succeed. I don’t want Didier (Deschamps) to believe that… Didier does what he wants and he does it very well. But today, based on what we see, including in midfield, he deserves it », said Jean-Michel Aulas.
