Hatem Ben Arfa is not thinking about returning to the France squad following a series of impressive showings for Nice.
The 28-year-old signed for the Cote d Azur club in January 2015 after having his contract with Newcastle United terminated, but was ineligible to play until this season.
Ben Arfa has not featured for France since their 2-0 defeat to Sweden in Euro 2012, and, despite an upturn in form which sees him level with Marseille s Michy Batshuayi at the top of the Ligue 1 scoring charts, he is not thinking about an international recall.
Honestly, I don t think about it. My priority is to have fun with my team, Ben Arfa told Nice s official website.
If France need me then Didier Deschamps will call me. It s not in my head.
Ben Arfa scored his seventh goal in nine Ligue 1 outings as Nice defeated Rennes 4-1 on Sunday, and he admitted he did not want the game to end.
I did not want to leave [the pitch]. I wish it lasted another three hours so my team-mates and I could enjoy ourselves, he added.
We stepped up the passes and when we play like that it s as if we were back at home when we were young.
I think that all of France took pleasure in watching us.
