France head Coach Didier Deschamps is impressed with Jeremy Menez and thinks the Milan player can be useful to Les Bleus.
Menez suffered a career slump during his last season at Paris Saint-Germain, but early performances with Il Diavolo have caught his national team Coach’s eye again.
“He scores, but then he always scored goals and helped set up many too,” said Deschamps of the No 7, who netted twice at the weekend against Udinese.
France head Coach Didier Deschamps is impressed with Jeremy Menez and thinks the Milan player can be useful to Les Bleus.
Menez suffered a career slump during his last season at Paris Saint-Germain, but early performances with Il Diavolo have caught his national team Coach’s eye again.
“He scores, but then he always scored goals and helped set up many too,” said Deschamps of the No 7, who netted twice at the weekend against Udinese.
“He used to that at PSG with [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic. But he's not your typical poacher, even if he remains a central striker.
“He didn't make it to the World Cup because he didn't play with continuity and he was often injured.
“He is one of the 50 names I follow. I know him, I know what he can do.
“I like players with a strong personality,” continued Deschamps to the Gazzetta dello Sport.
“When he doesn't play he's unhappy, which is a good thing, because I don't want players who are content when sitting on the bench.
“I'll consider him, the main thing is that he keeps playing well for Milan the way he's doing.”