13 years ago, when the Chelsea striker was 18, he had the option of playing for the French side. It is worth remembering that Higuain has a French passport, since he was born in Brest. Higuain was then playing for River Plate and was waiting for the Argentina call-up, which ended up arriving, declining at the same time a phone call in 2006 by Domenech, who wanted to take advantage of the situation to count on him.
"The thing he had to do was come and play for us. I often say it jokingly, I have never had the opportunity to say it to him in person, but I wonder if he doesn't ask the same question some times," he said after he announced his retirement from the Argentina squad. Domenech thinks, furthermore, that Higuain could have been an important player for France. "He had the potential to give something else to the national team. He would have definitely played between 2008 and 2010," he added.
March 29, 2019