Paris (AFP) – OM midfielder Jordan Veretout has been called up to replace Boubacar Kamara, injured in his knee Friday with Aston Villa, for the next matches of the French team in the League of Nations, announced on Saturday the French Football Federation.
This is a new annoyance for coach Didier Deschamps, deprived of several executives (Pogba, Kanté, Coman, Benzema …) for this last gathering before the World Cup-2022, and who had called Kamara as reinforcements on Friday after the package of Adrien Rabiot, insufficiently recovered from a muscular injury to the left calf.
Replaced Friday evening against Southampton before half-time, Kamara “suffers from the right knee” and will not be able to hold his place for the matches against Austria, Thursday at the Stade de France, and against Denmark next Sunday in Copenhagen at the end of the League of Nations, specifies the FFF.
At 22, the former OM “kid” who left for Aston Villa this summer has three selections, all made during his first rally last June.
His package reopens the door of the Blues to Jordan Veretout, 29 years old and five selections. The former AS Roma midfielder joined Olympique de Marseille this summer, where he has a lot of playing time.
List of 23 Blues selected for the September rally:
Goalkeepers (3): Alphonse Areola (West Ham / ENG), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham / ENG), Mike Maignan (AC Milan / ITA).
Defenders (9): Benoît Badiashile (Monaco), Jonathan Clauss (Marseille), Théo Hernandez (AC Milan/ITA), Jules Koundé (FC Barcelona/ESP), Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid/ESP), Benjamin Pavard (Bayern Munich/ GER), William Saliba (Arsenal / ENG), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich / GER), Raphaël Varane (Manchester United / ENG).
Midfielders (5): Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid / ESP), Youssouf Fofana (Monaco), Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille), Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid / ESP), Jordan Veretout.
Forwards (6): Ousmane Dembélé (FC Barcelona / ESP), Olivier Giroud (AC Milan / ITA), Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid / ESP), Randal Kolo Muani (Frankfurt / GER), Kylian Mbappé (Paris SG), Christopher Nkunku (Leipzig/GER).