Toulon (AFP)
Mathieu Bastareaud, not retained to prepare the World Cup with the XV of France, will be able from here to his departure for New York in December to play for Toulon, with which he is under contract, or another club of Top 14, indicated Monday the president of the Var club, Mourad Boudjellal.
"Mathieu will do what he wants (...) If he wants to stay Toulon, there is no problem, Toulon is his home.If he wants to leave for a life experience we will let him go. what he wants, even in another Top 14 club, "Boudjellal said of his" darling ".
Bastareaud was initially, after the World Cup in Japan (20 September-2 November) and then vacation, rally directly to the club in New York with whom he committed to a "freelance" six months.
Cadre des Bleus since the arrival of Jacques Brunel as coach at the end of 2017, the powerful center (30 years, 54 sel.) Was not retained in the group of 37, including six reservists, because of his lack of mobility. "I want a lot of the staff of the team of France, I do not know who because it's more a movie credits than a staff, but they hurt him," cried Boudjellal.
"We need to have a discussion with him and the president to see if he wants to continue in Toulon.There are a lot of things that come in. Mathieu is today part of the squad: after discussion, we will see with him, it is Mathieu who has the answer, "explained Patrice Collazo, the Var manager.
"There has to be a willingness on his part to integrate into the new project of the club, I talked a long time with him on Friday, we will see each other and we will make the best decision for him", added Collazo.
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