The France boss believes the midfielder is paying the price physically for his lack of playing time at the club
By Odunayor
France coach Didier Deschamps says Yohan Cabaye must leave Paris Saint-Germain if he is to be an asset at international level.The midfielder moved to Parc des Princes for €25 million in January 2014, but has since failed to become a permanent fixture in Laurent Blanc's starting XI.
As a result, Deschamps has advised Cabaye to seek a summer move after observing him during France's 4-3 defeat to Belgium.
"Yohan is in a complicated position with his club. He knows it. We talked about it last autumn," the 46-year-old coach said.
"In order to reach his best level [for France], to be full of confidence with pace and regularity, he needs to get that at his club. But he doesn't have the opportunity to do so there.
"Players like him are under contract. They are free to choose. But Yohan is lucid and he knows the situation. Would he find a better solution? I hope so, for him."
The former Newcastle man has been linked with a return to the Premier League with Arsenal and Crystal Palace and Cabaye revealed on Tuesday that his "representatives were working to find the best solution".
In the meantime, France are preparing to bounce back from their friendly defeat against Albania on Saturday, but Deschamps denied he was angry in the aftermath of their last fixture.
"That is a strong word. I was not angry," he said.
"I was not happy and I was annoyed with what I had seen, but I spoke in the same way I always do at half-time. I didn't say what was written this morning.
But I talk in every game, in every half-time break, and after the games.
"I spoke normally as well this morning, before the training session."
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