Europe 1 with AFP
Hugo Lloris expressed his concern about the “small physical glitches” of the players of the French team this Wednesday. The captain of the Blues spoke two months before the start of the World Cup in Qatar, which will begin on November 20.
Goalkeeper and captain of the France team Hugo Lloris said he was worried on Wednesday about the “small physical glitches” affecting several Blues executives two months before the World Cup, starting with Paul Pogba and Karim Benzema.
“I don’t know anything,” Lloris first replied to a question about the Paul Pogba case, which denounces attempts at extortion. “What worries me the most are the small physical glitches of each other. We will need our best players in November and I hope they will all have recovered”, he continued.
“I hope it’s not too serious for Karim Benzema. For Paul Pogba, we know that his chances are compromised,” he added.
The Karim Benzema question
The Juventus Turin midfielder underwent surgery on his right knee on Monday. The Italian surgeon who operated on him said on Wednesday that he could not resume collective training with his club before an estimated duration of “eight weeks”, that is by the end of October. The World Cup begins on November 20 in Qatar.
Karim Benzema, released in the 30th minute during the match against Celtic Glasgow on Tuesday evening in C1, suffered from a less serious right thigh injury. If Real Madrid has not communicated on the duration of his unavailability, his presence with the France team during the rally at the end of September is uncertain.
The France team is due to face Austria on September 22 and Denmark on September 25 in the group stage of the League of Nations.