At 28 and now a French citizen, Walter Benitez has never been selected by Argentina, a regret he has mentioned in the past. “I have been in France long enough to obtain nationality and, as I have not played with the Argentina selection, I can always be called by France. I do not close the door to anyone, but I am Argentinian and I would like to play with the selection of my country. I played with the U20s but I was not at the Olympics at the time, because I wanted to be. It remains one of my goals, but to date it has not happened. In France, they know that, as Argentina did not call me, I can play with them peacefully. ”
Information that did not fall on deaf ears. The goalkeeper of OGC Nice recently obtained dual nationality and is now selectable by Didier Deschamps. The latter also opened the door in the columns of The team. “All French players are selectable. I don’t know why he made this choice (to obtain dual nationality), but it is a choice that I respect. We look at it like the others that can be selected “, warns a coach, visibly interested. It must be said that behind Hugo Lloris and his probable successor Mike Maignan, the place of 3rd goalkeeper is open since between Alphonse Areola, Benoît Costil and Steve Mandanda, nobody really wins. always in The team, Christophe Galtier believes on the other hand that Benitez must still make progress to claim a summons to the Blues. “Right now, those ahead of Walter deserve to be in their place.”
