Another defection in the French camp. After the withdrawals of Wesley Fofana and Ferland Mendy, replaced by Loïc Badé and Lucas Digne, it is Aurélien Tchouaméni’s turn to withdraw from the French team, which faces Italy this Friday (8:45 p.m.) then Belgium next Monday (8:45 p.m.) in the League of Nations.
The Real Madrid midfielder arrived at Clairefontaine on Monday, but he was unable to take part in the French training session at the end of the day. This was due to a problem with his left foot, which forced him to withdraw. Mattéo Guendouzi (25 years old), in good form with Lazio Rome, will be called up to compensate for his absence. He is due to join his teammates on Tuesday.
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Having become unshakeable in Rome
The former Marseille player has not played for the French team since last March, and a friendly against Chile (3-2 victory for the Blues). The midfielder with 8 caps (1 goal) is coming off a 46-match season in Rome (3 goals, 4 assists), and started the first three Serie A matches in 2024-25.
According to our information, Carlo Ancelotti and Real Madrid had wanted their French internationals Kylian Mbappé, Aurélien Tchouaméni and Ferland Mendy to be rested during the international break, as they are coming off a big personal season with the Euro as the highlight. The last two are therefore already out of the running.
Original article published on RMC Sport
