The French national team must feel safe Karim Benzema. The French international striker “will not be excluded” from the national team in case he is convicted for case of the blackmail of Mathieu Valbouena for a sextape that fell into the wrong hands. This was made clear by the President of the French Football Association (FFF), Noel Le Gret, in the Parisien newspaper.
«The coach will always be responsible for his selection and Benzema will not be ruled out in relation to a possible court penaltyClarifies the president of FFF in this interview, which was published today. «Even if he is sentenced to suspended imprisonment, as he still has the opportunity to appeal. So his call, or not, in the coming months will not be linked to this decision” he said. «I will never intervene to say that we do not accept him. After that, it is up to Didier (Deschamps) to see if, athletically, he is capable of playing with the Blues.Noel Le Gret added.
The Real striker was called up to the French national team again last May after a five-year absence. The court in Versailles will rule on the case on November 24, in which the midfielder of Olympiacos also testified.
In October, prosecutors demanded a 10-month prison sentence and a 75,000-euro fine against the Real Madrid striker, who was absent from trial on suspicion of being an accomplice in a blackmail attempt against him. Valbouena.
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