Jules Koundé is not the type to hide. Passionate about fashion, the French defender shakes up the traditional codes of Football with his extravagant outfits. At the beginning of October, he and his teammates from the French team were attacked by Jérôme Rothen and Jean-Michel Larqué, because of their notable arrivals at the selection gatherings.
“It’s a monumental circus, it’s incredible to accept that when you’re Didier Deschamps, when you know how he dresses,” the first-named exclaimed on the airwaves of RMC, reinforced in the process by the channel’s historical consultant: “It’s symptomatic of the concerns of these boys. Their first concern before arriving at Clairefontaine is “How am I going to disguise myself?”
Faced with the outburst of the two men, Koundé reacted with derision: “The next gathering, we promise, we will all arrive with tracksuits, crampons on our feet without forgetting the parka if it rains, Mr. Larqué.”
A month has passed and the Barça player kept his word. Summoned for the two League of Nations matches against Israel, this Thursday, and Italy, Sunday, he presented himself at the castle this Monday dressed as he had announced: black cap screwed on his head, vintage jacket of the French team on the shoulders, wide pants, stabilizer shoes and travel bag over the shoulder. A sober outfit. Something to delight conservatives.
