France head coach Didier Deschamps has given Bayern Munich’s offensive midfielder Michael Olise his first senior call-up to the France squad as they prepare for Nations League matches against Italy and Belgium.
“๐๐ต’๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฅ!” ๐
Michael Olise spent a dream afternoon at Clairefontaine yesterday – his first one with the first team!#FiersdetreBleus pic.twitter.com/cjqSiBOTXO
โ French Team โญโญ (@FrenchTeam) September 3, 2024
Olise previously represented Les Bleuets in the 2024 Paris Olympics, when he contributed to seven of France’s 11 goals.
Despite being eligible to play for Les Bleus due to his mother’s French citizenship, the London-born attacker had the option to represent England in the Nations League.
When asked about his decision to play for France instead of The Lions, Olise said “I have always had a connection with the France national team, that is why I play for France.”
Michael Olise looks set to make his senior debut for France when they face Italy and Belgium in the UEFA Nations League.
๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐งณ๐
๐ The France squad for the next two Nations League matches, against Italy ๐ฎ๐น and Belgium ๐ง๐ช
First call-ups for ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฬ and ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐#FiersdetreBleus pic.twitter.com/bkJ2HFn4jD
โ French Team โญโญ (@FrenchTeam) August 29, 2024
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