Didier Deschamps is preparing something new and two big returns

This afternoon, at 2 p.m., Didier Deschamps will unveil the list of players summoned for the last gathering of the year 2024. As a reminder, the French team is playing for first place in its group since it will face Israel and especially the Italy for a dream final at San Siro. It now remains to be seen whether this list will cause as much talk as the previous one, which did not include captain Kylian Mbappé.

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This time, all the media are coming together to affirm that the Bondynois should be there. Stuck in a very complicated start to the season with Real Madrid, Mbappé would have liked to avoid this new gathering, but those close to him would have dissuaded him. There is one, on the other hand, who should not arrive at Clairefontaine backwards. Author of XXL performances with LOSC, notably in the Champions League, Lucas Chevalier should finally be called up.

Towards a return of Rabiot

The Team et RMC Sport confirm the news and specify that the Lille player would logically take the place of Alphonse Areola, injured and relegated to the role of understudy at West Ham. Still in defense, Dayot Upamecano should make his return. For their part, Lucas Digne and Wesley Fofana would always be better placed than Ferland Mendy and Benjamin Pavard or Loïc Badé. In midfield, the news of the day could well be the return of Adrien Rabiot.

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Absent from the Blues since the start of the season due to his very late return to competition (he signed with OM in mid-September), the new Phocaean should compensate for the absence of the much criticized Aurélien Tchouameni (unavailable for a month ). Which would not prevent the two Romans, Manu Koné (AS Roma) and Mattéo Guendouzi (Lazio) from being present. Finally, in terms of attack, in addition to Mbappé's comeback, Deschamps should maintain his confidence in Christopher Nkunku. Note that the two hopefuls Enzo Millot and Maghnes Akliouche should not be called up.