This is clear after national team manager Didier Deschamps on Tuesday presented the squad for the upcoming collection in September.
There he did not find room for the molded Liverpool tip Hugo Ekitike.
He has scored in both league matches of the reigning series champions this season. The 23-year-old has so far not debuted for France’s A-national team. He stands with five goals in five games for the French U21 national team.
The attack line in the French national team is powdered: Marcus Thuram, Michael Olise, Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé, Rayan Cherki, Bradley Barcola and Maghnes AkliOche.
National team despite fights
One who got a place, however, was the veteran Rabiot, despite the fact that the Marseille player has made negative headlines lately.
– He played the first matches for his club team, and then what happened. I don’t know what’s going to happen on Monday, when he joins the national team, Deschamps said.
– These are not easy things to handle when there is such a big media case. I’m not going to say who’s right and who’s wrong. I’ve talked to him (Rabiot). I care about him because of what he has contributed to us, he added.
Guards had to intervene
Last week, it became known that Rabiot and his English teammate Jonathan Rowe were on the transition list. According to the reports, the two are also declared unwanted in the big club.
The reason was that the two ended up in a violent fight after the 0-1 loss to Rennes in the series opening recently. The match ended with defeat despite Rennes having a man expelled early.
– In a workplace, we have two employees who quarrel as in an English pub target, while at the same time a teammate lies unconscious on the floor. What should an employer do? There are two solutions, either suspension or termination, coach Roberto de Zerbi said at a press conference last week.
He further reveals that guards had to intervene after the basket.
It is uncertain what happens to Rabiot further. Rowe has found a new employer in Italy.
(© NTB)
