2023-06-11 22:55:45
The 26-year-old Breton defender has never been called up to the France team. Spain, which has seen him play for many years with Real Sociedad, jumped at the chance.
After Aymeric Laporte, Robin Le Normand. Never called up to the France A team, the 26-year-old defender responded to the sirens of Spain, he who was recently called up, for the first time, by coach Luis De La Fuente.
He explained to the press:After eight years in Spain, having grown up, having trained since I arrived at Real Sociedad at the age of 18, and at San Sebastian in general, they have given me a lot. The truth is that after that and the call from the leaders of the Federation and the coach, it was very easy to make a decision.“And to add:”We discussed, I saw the confidence that all the people of the Spanish federation gave me, the coach, my teammates, my family… Everything was clear in my head, so there was not really a of doubts».
Deschamps called him, but…
Trained at Stade Brestois, Le Normand landed at Real Sociedad in 2016, at the age of 18, establishing himself over the years as a key element of Basque training and one of the best defenders in La Liga. Performances that did not escape Didier Deschamps. “I thank him for paying attention to me but since they (Spain) called me and trusted me, my idea was to go with Spain“, he assures, he who exchanged with “DD”.
«He told me that he counted on me, that he looked at me and that he esteemed me. It didn’t change anything in my mind. I am grateful. That a French coach appreciates you is very good, but as I have always said, Spain has been there since the first minute. I have been here for eight years, I feel very good and very happy in Spain“, insists the future Spanish international, who played 178 matches under the colors of Real Sociedad (4 goals). He is under contract until 2026.
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