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Wesley Fofana has been handed his first call-up to the senior France national team by Didier Deschamps.
Deschamps has announced his first squad since the World Cup for this month's European Championship 2024 qualifiers against Holland and Ireland. He has handed maiden call ups to Brice Samba, Khephren Thuram and Fofana.
The France head coach has stuck with much the same backbone that got his side to the final of the World Cup in Qatar, with the likes of Eduardo Camavinga, Theo Hernandez, Ibrahima Konate and Jules Kounde being retained in defence.
With Hugo Lloris having retired from international football in the aftermath of the World Cup, Mike Maignan, who was injured for the World Cup, is expected to succeed him as the the country's first choice.
Shorn of midfield options with the likes of Paul Pogba lacking minutes and game time for their club, Deschamps will be relying on the likes of Adrien Rabiot and Aurelien Tchouameni once again, both of whom were brilliant in the winter, for midfield control.
Wesley Fofana has received his maiden France call-up after impressive performances for Chelsea
Nice midfielder Khephren Thuram has also been handed a debut call-up by Didier Deschamps
Deschamps has announced his squad for this month's qualifiers against Holland and Ireland
Youssouf Fofana is another option in the middle of the park Deschamps can call upon, though he outlined that Camavinga will be specifically considered a left-back for this particular camp.
'For this window, Camavinga will be considered a left-back,' said Deschamps. 'He is versatile but he gives me more guarantees in this
