Samir Nasri calls time on France career

Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri has said that he doesn't want to play for the French national team again.

The 27-year-old was left out of his country's World Cup squad by Didier Deschamps and he has admitted that there is no future for him at international level unless there is a change of management.

"I've made my decision," he told The Guardian. "I was thinking about it in 2012 after the Euros and now it's just a confirmation of what I was thinking.

"I have just turned 27 but, let's face it, let's be honest, as long as he is going to be the manager I don't think I have a shot after everything that has happened. I will only be 29 in 2016 and will have a chance to play in the European Championship but the French national team doesn't make me happy.

"Every time I go there, there is just more trouble. I face accusations about me and my family suffers from it and I don't want to make them suffer, so it's better to stop it and focus on my club career."

Nasri scored five goals in his 41 appearances for France.