EX-PREMIER LEAGUE star Odsonne Edouard is set to ditch the French national team in a bid for World Cup glory with Haiti, according to reports. Edouard, 27, signed for Ligue 1 side Lens in a £3million transfer from Crystal Palace on deadline day.GettyOdsonne Edouard has reportedly agreed to switch international allegiance from France to Haiti[/caption]But the forward is now set to make a second major career switch this month, as he changes national team allegiances.Edouard progressed through the youth ranks of the French national team, scoring goals in all age groups, including 17 in 14 Under-21 games. However, he never made the step up into the senior national team.And with the World Cup on the horizon next summer, Edouard has reportedly made the bold decision to switch from Les Bleus to Haiti.The claim comes from journalist Caleb Jephte Pierre, who says Edouard has given his full agreement to make the switch ahead of a potential call-up for qualifiers in October.Haiti are competing in Group C of the final round of Concacaf World Cup qualifiers against Honduras, Costa Rica and Nicaragua.Managed by Gabriel Calderón Pellegrino, Haiti have drawn their two opening games in the group against Honduras and Costa Rica – who famously made the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Cup.BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UKHaiti made their last – and to date only – appearance at a World Cup finals in 1974.But with the likes of Wolves midfielder Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde in the ranks they are hoping to rewrite history. That is where Edouard comes in. While he was born in Kourou, French Guiana and moved to Paris when he was six years old, his mum and dad are both of Haitian descent. His lack of appearances for the French national team also means he would be able to make a switch without difficulty. And it is not an unfamiliar move.Premier League mainstays such as Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Michail Antonio have switched national teams in recent years, going from England to the DR Congo and Jamaica, respectively.Haiti are currently ranked 90th in the men’s international team Fifa rankings.But with the expansion of the World Cup from 32 to 48 teams as it’s hosted across three nations – United States, Canada and Mexico – the door is open for more teams to reach the finals and grab a place in history.Adding Edouard, who scored 18 Premier League goals across four full seasons after joining Palace from Celtic – for whom he had scored 88 goals in 179 games – would certainly help those chances.