Frey has been called up for the French NT.
“I am very happy, because I honestly was not expecting this,” confessed the shot-stopper. “The call comes at the perfect moment for me to fit into the France squad. This is the ideal conclusion to a great season.”
It has been a troubled campaign for both club and player, as the Viola fought back from a 15-point Calciopoli penalty to reach the UEFA Cup and Frey was out for several months with a serious knee injury.
“We want to end the season well against Sampdoria on Sunday. Admittedly we did relax psychologically after mathematically securing the UEFA spot,” added the goalkeeper.
“But we want to impress in front of our fans and celebrate with them. We started so far down and now look at where we are. Only now can we afford to turn around and see how far we’ve come.”