SAMIR NASRI SET TO RETIRE FROM THE FRENCH NATIONAL TEAM

Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri has dropped a huge hint that he will never play for France national team again. He says playing for his country makes him unhappy, writes Kaveh Solhekol.

Samir Nasri set to retire from the French national team

The France international midfielder was controversially left out of France's World Cup squad by coach of France, Didier Deschamps.

Nasri says he will make an announcement about his international future in the coming days. 

The French midfielder said: "I've made the decision.

"I made it a while ago but I will announce it when the time is right.

"It's not something you can just announce on Twitter. I have to sit down and do a full interview and just say it. I will do it when the time is right."

Nasri started playing career for France seven years ago. He appeared for France in 41 games and scored five goals for his country. He was also left out of France's 2010 World Cup squad. 

The 27-year-old midfielder said : "Even before the summer, during Euro 2012 I had a lot going on. 

"Personally, it doesn't affect me but it affects my family. They live in France, they read the press stuff.

"I live in England so I'm fine with everything they say [in France] and I'm used to it. But for my parents it's really hard. I want to make them happy and the national team doesn't make me happy."

"With the national team I didn't win anything. 

"So it's more easy to take this decision than if we'd just won something. When you play for a big club, and you play lots of games it's easy to come to this decision."

Samir Nasri is one of the key players of Pellegrini's tutored Manchester City last season and he is expected to make impact for the club again this summer.

Nasri added: "He's a great player and any team will benefit from his experience.

"We'll particularly benefit from having him in the Champions League because that's where we need to improve this year. He's won it and I think he can help us. It's good that he's an English player too because we've had a little problem with that."