PARIS.- The captain of the French team Kylian Mbappéback after a thigh injury, did not make the ‘Bleus’ roster for the Nations League matches against Israel (October 10) and Belgium (October 14).
The attacker of real Madridwho after a week injured played his first minutes on Wednesday against Lille, has been replaced by Chelsea player Christopher Nkunku, to “not take risks,” explained coach Didier Deschamps.
The coach also left out Marseille midfielder Adrien Rabiot, who has just signed for the southern French club, and N’Golo Kanté, with abductor problems.
This is France’s first list since Antoine Griezmann’s international retirement was announced on Monday.
List of those called up by France
Goalkeepers: Mike Maignan (AC Milan), Brice Samba (Lens), Alphonse Areola (West Ham).
Defenders: Jonathan Clauss (Nice), Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), Wesley Fofana (Chelsea), Théo Hernandez (AC Milan), Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool), Jules Koundé (FC Barcelona), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamecano ( Bayern Munich).
Midfielders: Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan), Mattéo Guendouzi (Lazio), Manu Koné (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Aurélien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris SG).
Forwards: Bradley Barcola (Paris SG), Ousmane Dembélé (Paris SG), Randal Kolo Muani (Paris SG), Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), Michael Olise (Bayern Munich), Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan).
Dembele’s return is delayed
The French attacker Ousmane Dembélé, separated from the Paris Saint-Germain group this week for disciplinary reasons, had to delay his return to training due to angina, the club said in a medical statement on Thursday.
“Ousmane Dembélé reported to the training center this morning. The club’s doctors found that he was suffering from angina,” PSG explained, adding that the player had been “authorized to return home.”
“His return to training is expected from tomorrow (Friday),” concludes the medical statement.
The Frenchman was removed from the group for the match against Arsenal (2-0) due to a “commitment problem towards his team”, according to coach Luis Enrique, who made this decision.
The winger arrived late for training last weekend after Friday’s victory against Rennes (3-1), according to a source close to the club, who added that he had apologized to his coach.
He should be part of the group again for the visit to Nice on Sunday, if he has recovered physically.
