France coach Deschamps teased Koeman about playing in the Saudi league: How was your holiday?

Koeman joined Saudi team Riyadh this summer and French national team coach Deschamps joked that he was like a vacation in Saudi Arabia.

Koeman was selected for the French national team this time. When he came to the national team training base this week, coach Deschamps joked to Koeman: "Mr. Koeman, how are your holidays?" French media rmc said that Deschamps was obviously teasing the Saudi league level of Koeman playing for.

and Koeman replied: "We have to play football in Baghdad." In the AFC II group stage last week, Riyadh won the away game against Iraqi team Zavala Sports 2-0. Koeman has played 9 victories for Riyadh this season, scoring 3 goals and assisting 5 times.

Dembele and Douai were absent due to injury in the national team match in September this year, when Deschamps summoned Koeman and arranged Koeman to play as a substitute in France's match against Iceland. That was Koeman's 59th appearance with the French national team, and his last appearance for the French national team was in November last year. This time Koeman was selected for the French national team again.

In fact, Deschamps is quite familiar with the level of the Saudi league. He had previously summoned Kanter to participate in the 2024 European Cup. Kanter joined Saudi team Jeddah United in 2023, but Deschamps did not close the door to the French national team for him. Although Koeman is going to play football in Saudi Arabia, he has also been called up by the French national team.