We recognize here our national Téji. Yes, national, because the Montpellier fireworks technician will wear the jersey of the France team in Tokyo, as he learned when he “was having a drink with colleagues in a campsite. I did not think of doing the Olympics at all, far from it. When the coach called me, I was surprised, but very happy, ”explained the Montpellier player at a press conference.
While most clubs are reluctant to release their players and Sylvain Ripoll struggled for a long time to complete his list, the Montpellier was one of the first names checked and validated. His club immediately agreed to release him, and Savanier can therefore discover the Château de Clairefontaine, in preparation for the Olympic competition.
“I was very well received by the staff, the players. I only knew Paul Bernardoni (goalkeeper and former teammate in Nîmes). The others, I only knew them by name. To be here today with these players is a huge source of pride. We have a huge chance to be there. ”
At 29 years old, the midfielder comes to bring, with André-Pierre Gignac and Florian Thauvin, his experience to a very young group, some members of which have never known Ligue 1. But that does not prevent Savanier from being ambitious: “If we go there it is to bring back a medal. Going there just to look pretty, that doesn’t count. ”This will require getting rid of Japan, Mexico and South Africa, to begin with.