Mathieu Warnier, Media365: published on Thursday November 7, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
While Didier Deschamps announced this Thursday the first call-up of Lucas Chevalier to the French team, the LOSC goalkeeper did not hide his pride but assures that this is only the beginning.
It was probably only a matter of time. Very successful with Lille last season but especially since the start of the 2024-2025 financial year and in particular during the Champions League matches, Lucas Chevalier will discover the France A team and the “Château” of Clairefontaine next Monday. A first call-up which comes when the native of Calais has already played in the youth selections, notably wearing the Bleuets jersey six times but without being able to participate in the last Olympic tournament, having not been released by his club due to his participation in the preliminary rounds of the Champions League. The 23-year-old goalkeeper takes the place usually occupied by Alphonse Areola alongside Mike Maignan and Brice Samba in the list for the Blues' next two matches in the Nations League, against Israel on November 14 then in Italy on November 17.
Chevalier: “It’s a great pride for me”
The coach of the France team confided during his press conference that “events meant that he is here”. A few minutes after the long-awaited announcement, Lucas Chevalier spoke through a video published on social networks by his club. A message in which he does not hide his emotion as much as his ambitions. “It’s a source of great pride for me, a long-term job too, but it’s just another step in my career,” he said. We will continue to defend the colors of LOSC, and now of France. » A first contact with the French team which should not, however, lead to a first selection, Didier Deschamps having affirmed to approach these two matches with the ambition of winning them to snatch first place in the group, synonymous with an advantage from the field during the second leg of the quarter-finals, played next March.
