Ryan Sharqi, the star of the French Lyon team (of Algerian origin), revealed the reasons for not joining the “Greens” team, his preference for the “Duke” team and the rumors that surrounded his cause.
Eastern had the choice between 3 sports nationalities (Italy from his father, Algeria from his mother, and France to give birth).
Until then, the son of Lyon was regularly called for joining the ranks of the French youth team.
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“Frankly, I have never officially communicated with any of the two teams. Before I started my career in 2019,” he said.
“My father met Jamal Belmadi (the former Algerian coach) through a joint friend, during one of his periods in Lyon. But since then, only two or three players have spoken to me about it personally.”
He continued, “A few weeks ago, Paulo Rongoni (the physical fitness coach) called me with the Algerian national team) who worked with him in Lyon. But I have never spoken to a coach or president of any other federation, and none of them tried to contact me.”
“I have goals with France, the presence with the national team is just the beginning, and I dream of walking on the approach of Zinedine Zidane.”
These contradictory statements have resolved denounced reactions from the Algerian fans, given that the local football federation had previously contacted with the east and its surroundings in an attempt to persuade him to wear the “Green” shirt.