The fairy tale continues: Etienne Green is called by Sylvain Ripoll to join the Bleuets. They are preparing to play a quarter-final of the U21 European Championship against the Netherlands on Monday (May 31) in Budapest (Hungary).
The young ASSE goalkeeper digitally replaces Alban Lafont, as revealed by L’Equipe, selected with Nantes to play in the Ligue 1 / Ligue 2 play-offs on May 27 and 30 against Toulouse.
He had received a preselection for the final phase
According to our information, the Stéphanois and the coach of the France Under-21 team must discuss this afternoon and Green will join the selection this Tuesday afternoon at Clairefontaine.
The one whose contract in Forez ended in June and was extended by three seasons had also received a preselection for the final phase of the Euro, after his excellent performances since his first match in Ligue 1 on April 4 in Nîmes .
At 20, however, the goalkeeper should not have a first selection but simply complete the squad in training, behind Dimitry Bertaud (Montpellier) and Illan Meslier (Leeds). The regulations provide that the lists can be modified within ten days of the competition only for medical reasons.
If they win against the Dutch, Alban Lafont is expected to return with the Bleuets and then take over to Székesfervérvar on Thursday (June 3rd) for a semi-final (9pm) against Germany or Denmark. The final will take place on Sunday 6 June at 6 p.m. in Ljubljana (Slovenia). It is not yet known whether, in the event of qualification for the semi-finals, Etienne Green would remain in the group or not. One thing is certain: his vacation is postponed.