France coach Didier Deschamps has called up Olympic silver medallists Michael Oliseh and Manu Kone for the first time to the squad for the Nations League games against Italy on September 6 and Belgium on September 9, Deschamps announced on Monday. The 23-man squad, the first since the end of Euro 2024, when the French reached the semi-finals before losing 2-1 to defending champions Spain, also includes the return of Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana (23, one cap).
Oliseh, who was signed by Bayern Munich this summer for more than 50 million euros, was one of the most important discoveries of the football competition at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The former Crystal Palace player benefited from the international retirement of France’s all-time top scorer Olivier Giroud (57 goals), in addition to the absence of Kingsley Coman, who Deschamps rarely used during the European Cup in Germany, and who is expected to move to Al Hilal Saudi Arabia from Bayern Munich.
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