Bolton Wanderers forward Gael Kakuta has declared he will not switch nationalities to play for his ancestral DR Congo despite reports that newly-appointed coach Claude Le Roy was close to snatching the 20-year-old who has represented France at youth level.
The Chelsea loanee said he has not had any talks with Le Roy and that the news of him joining the Leopards for the African Cup of Nations (Afrcon) qualifiers was only a rumor.
“I don’t know who started the rumor but it’s completely false. I did not have a direct contact with the DR Congo coach. Personally, I want to play for France. I’ve been playing for France since age 16. I don’t see why I should change my mind overnight,” Kakuta was quoted as saying byLe Figaro on Tuesday.
“I received phone calls of congratulations on my decision to play for Congo. I didn’t understand. It's a bit strange to call up players without letting them know before hand."
On Monday, Kakuta reported to the France U20 camp in Clairefontaine, where the Les Bleues are preparing for their Euro 2012 qualifier against Kazakhstan.
“My dream is to play for the France senior team,” he concluded.
2 comments:
Gael is a young budding talent and such a distraction will not help is career.Definitely,his allegiance is with Les blues junior team but in the nearest future he can still switch his allegiance to DR Congo!
maybe lets see.
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