Didier Deschamps summons three players from the north of Seine-et-Marne

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It has been a long time since the north of Seine-et-Marne has been so well represented in the French team. Thursday October 3, 2024, the announcement of the Blues list for the match against IsraelThursday October 10 at 8:45 p.m., as well as the press conference naturally revolved around the cases of Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappé.

If the first shook the world of football by announcing against waiting for his international retirement, the second was talked about because of his absence from the gathering due to injury. Which inevitably overshadows the players selected by Didier Deschamps.

Kolo-Muani, as for two years

He has not left the Blues since his first call-up, in September 2022. Singled out for his lack of performance under the Parisian tunic (11 goals and 6 assists in 48 games), Randal Kolo-Muani remains a strong man for Didier Deschamps.

The time granted by the latter to the ex-Torcéen (2011-2015) testifies to this, with five matches played during the last Euro and a tenure in September.

Scorer in the Blues’ last match against Belgium, Randal Kolo-Muani will take on the role top scorer of the France team since 2023 (5 goals), with the absence of captain Kylian Mbappé.

In the event of starting against Israel and Belgium, within the framework of the League of Nations, he will have the opportunity to continue his good series, scoring each time he appears in the starting lineup of Didier Deschamps (Greece , Chile, Luxembourg, Spain, Belgium).

Nkunku and Worthy of Return

A return certainly due to the international retirement of Antoine Griezmann. The only attacker on the list not to have been called up by the French coach in September 2024, Christopher Nkunku does his back in blue more than a year after its last gathering, in June 2023.

Little spared by injuries, as evidenced by his last one to the left hamstring last February, the native of Lagny-sur-Marne has not missed a single match with Chelsea, since his entry into play against West Ham during of the London derby, May 5, 2024.

Often third choice in the left-back hierarchy, Lucas Digne was for his part preferred to Ferland Mendy for this gathering.

Performing and regular with Aston Villa, the Meldois will wear the French team jersey for a second time since June 2022, after having remedied the Madrid defender’s withdrawal last month.

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