The Aston Villa midfielder is called in to make up for the Juventus Turin player’s withdrawal, hit in the left calf.
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After the announced absentees, the France team must deal with prolonged convalescence. The French Football Federation announced Friday, September 16 the package of Adrien Rabiot, the midfielder of Juventus. Injured in the calf, and “finally unable to participate in the Serie A match between Juventus Turin and Monza on Sunday“As the FFF specifies, the 27-year-old player is left at the disposal of his club as a precaution.
He is replaced by Boubacar Kamara, the defensive midfielder who arrived at Aston Villa during the last transfer window from his training club, Olympique de Marseille. Kamara had been called up during the last gathering of world champions last June, accumulating his first three selections.
Not retained in the initial list of Didier Deschamps, the national coach defended himself Thursday in a press conference for having captured the former Marseille executive to prevent him from being able to be called up by Senegal, another selection for which he could have claim a place for the World Cup in Qatar. “No, I never did that, with him or another player. Players who have dual nationality have this freedom. At no time do I take it to block it. If I take it, it’s because I need it, I only do it in relation to the present moment.“Like Friday, despite an average debut for the Villains in the Premier League.