It was the name everyone was waiting for but it never came.
Despite a sexy start to the season on the side of Leipzig (11 goals and 7 assists in 17 games), the former Parisian Christopher Nkunku will still have to wait before knocking on the door of the France team.
The French coach has indeed decided to do without him for the next gathering of the Blues for the two qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup against Kazakhstan and Finland (November 13 and 16).
Does anyone have Didier Deschamps' number?
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- RB Leipzig English (@RBLeipzig_EN) November 6, 2021
If the selection places are expensive, very expensive, the first call of the former titi of the PSG was awaited by all, in particular on the side of Leipzig.
To the point that the club decided to make fun of this absence, with a slightly provocative but rather funny and good-natured tweet.
"Does anyone have Didier Deschamps' number?"
“Asked the club on the social network after the victory against Dortmund (2-1) on Saturday.
Again a scorer against the Borussen, Nkunku seems to have digested the disappointment of his non-convocation.
And as a good studious student, the native of Lagny-sur-Marne chose to listen to Deschamps, who invited him on Thursday to “continue” on his momentum in order to finally catch a glimpse of the lights of Clairefontaine.
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