Higuain said that he was invited to play for the French national team

The Argentine forward, who was born in Brest, France, Gonzalo Higuain, said that he could play for "Les Bleux".

According to the footballer, after his transfer to Real Madrid, the then coach of the French national team Raymond Domenech wanted to get the striker at his disposal.

"When I moved to Real Madrid, Raymond Domenech came to watch my game, I was only 19 at the time. He wanted to invite me to the French national team.

I could not betray my heart, which told me to play for Argentina. I could never deceive my heart and my feelings. I lived in France for 10 months and in Argentina for 18 years, "the striker said in an interview with Marca.

It is worth noting that Higuain is among the top 10 best scorers of the Argentine national team in history, being on the sixth line and scoring 31 goals.