Deschamps: There is no plan to renew the contract at present. The original plan was to let Olise go to the European Cup but Henry wanted someone

France national team coach Didier Deschamps accepted an interview with TF1, and he talked about many things about the French team players.

In the interview, Deschamps talked about Mbappe, Olise and Pavard, as well as his own prospects.

This article is a simple summary of Deschamps' remarks, and the source of the news is social media.

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Talking about my own prospects

My contract is until 2026, and there is no plan to renew it at the moment.

I will not coach for the sake of coaching, so the contract renewal negotiations with the French Football Federation have not started yet.

On Pavard and Coman's failure to be selected

It is not an easy decision, but it is not a final decision either - we will make some adjustments in the squad.

Pavard has played well at Inter Milan, but other players who compete with him have also played well, and I want to observe other players.

Coman is the same as Pavard. I hope to make some adjustments. The UEFA Nations League is a time for adjustments. We will use it as a training stage to prepare for the World Cup qualifiers.

On Mbappe's Real Madrid prospects

As always, we have high expectations for Mbappe at Real Madrid - he is very happy to play at the Bernabeu.

I know him well: he will do everything to make everything as smooth as possible, although he still needs time to build tacit understanding with his new teammates.

Talking about Olise

It is normal for us to select Olise this time. It is a natural thing.

Olisei could have participated in the European Cup with us, and we originally planned to call him up.

However, Thierry (Henry) wanted to rely on Olise to participate in the Olympics, which is also a very important event for us. In the end, we chose to let him go to the U23.

Michael (Olisei) suffered several injuries last season, but his statistics and performance in the league were very good. In the new season, he moved to a big club like Bayern Munich. I hope he can go further.

Talking about Kone

We have been following Kone for a long time. Judging from his performance in the club and the Olympics, he has great potential.

He is very aggressive, has plenty of physical strength, and has a good ability to advance with the ball in the game, which is what we need.