When Samir Nasri is done with his time at Manchester City, he doesn’t want a return to Ligue 1. We knew that. He’s said it in March, and again over the summer.
But his willingness to stay away from home goes for club and country, as he’s not interested in a return to the national team fold. Heck, they could hire his family and he’s scoff at the idea.
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Nasri played in Marseille from his age 10 year through 2004, when he headed to Arsenal. He also scored five goals in 41 caps before being removed from the French fold by Didier Deschamps.
That hurt.
From Sky Sports:“Even if my dad is coach, I will not return,” he said on French television. “I’ve suffered with the selections... missing a World Cup destroys you a bit. After 2012 I wanted to stop but my father told me I had to play the World Cup. I tried to be good.
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“I do not see myself returning to Ligue 1. I love the Premier League. I like my life in England,” said Nasri. “I see myself going to play in the MLS, to discover something other than France.”
That makes at least three times Nasri has proffered a “come get me... eventually” plea to American powers-that-be.
Nasri is a bit of a loose cannon, but he’s also the sort of player who could punish defenses in MLS if given the chance to operate as the focal point of an attack. Perhaps with Didier Drogba in Montreal?
No, his time at the Etihad Stadium isn’t nearing an end just yet but... Yes, please. Maybe Nasri is one of those “In the league but not at the risk of my favorite team” players, but yes, please.
