However, with the Scottish Football League refusing to postpone the Dark Blues’ clashes with Ross County and Dunfermline because players were due to be away on international duty, the French-born attacker has decided to stay put.

He has informed Guadeloupe he will not be travelling, despite having already been warned failure to turn up could cost him his Gold Cup place.

“We appreciate what Mickael has done and the commitment he is showing to his team-mates and the club,” said Dens boss Jocky Scott.

“I’ll be writing to his international manager stressing that we need him and saying we hope this does not effect his international chances, because it certainly shouldn’t.”

Meanwhile, Jocky has blasted the SFL for sitting on their hands over the issue. Although Curier will now be available, Andrew Shinnie and Giorgi Efrem are on international duty.

Dundee have been told the games must go ahead — not by the SFL, but by the opposition, and that has particularly riled Jocky.

“If the league told us we had to play I would not have been happy, but at least they would have done their job and made a decision,” said Jocky.

“Instead, they said, if the clubs agreed, we could get the games off, but the clubs have said ‘no’, so we are playing.

“I’m not happy with them, but they are looking out for themselves and why should they have to be put in that position?

“It’s the authorities’ job to decide these things and they have done nothing — it makes you wonder what they are there for.”

Of the two opposing camps, there is particular bad feeling at Dens over Ross County’s conduct, given that Dundee had agreed to a March 28 date partly to help them.

“When the game went off last month, I agreed to next week’s date because it was a Saturday and it would make the travelling easier for us and our fans, who I’ve been asking to turn out in big numbers.

“It also, though, helped Ross County in terms of selling hospitality and, recognising they might lose out if it was moved to midweek, our chairman has said he would make up any shortfall himself.

“That forced them to admit they want to play us because they think we’ll have a weakened team, because Efrem and Shinnie will be missing — but my team will be disrupted, it won’t be weakened.”