The situation of Adrien Rabiota midfielder still without a contract after the end of his contract with Juventus and a summer of negotiations now behind him, leaves the French coach astonished Didier Deschamps. This is his thought in the press conference on the eve of the match against Italy:
“I won’t allow myself to judge Italy, I don’t know everything they’ve been through. Spalletti will tell you something. Comparing what happened with 5-10 years ago makes no sense, Italy remains competitive and Spalletti has changed several players compared to the last European Championship. Italy remains Italy, after what happened with the premature elimination they will want to do well, they are still a friendly rival but many French players play in Italy and there is always the will to do something good. Rabiot has a slightly embarrassing situation. He had 100% choice, his contract was expiring and he is wanted by several teams. But now he is without a team and does not train in a group. I hope he can quickly choose a club that can then bring him back to us”, explained the coach.
What is the goal?
“The objective is always the same, that is, to get to the end. And then through this Nations League it is in my opinion necessary to see the greatest number of players.”