
Terza defezione per Zidane dopo Kalulu e Thuram, sostituiti da Kumbedi e Kroupi
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La Francia si prepara a due partite di Nations League contro Italia e Turchia, rispettivamente giovedì a Milano e domenica a Bordeaux. Tchouameni è il terzo giocatore a lasciare il ritiro dopo Kalulu e Thuram.
Il centrocampista Aurelien Tchouameni ha lasciato il ritiro della Francia dove si preparava alle due partite della nazionale transalpina in Nations League contro Italia e Turchia, giovedì a Milano e domenica a Bordeaux. Lo annuncia lo staff della Francia. Si tratta della terza defezione di un giocatore del gruppo allenato da Zinedine Zidane dopo quelle del difensore Pierre Kalulu e dell'attaccante Marcus Thuram, sostituiti nella lista da Sael Kumbedi (Wolfsburg, seconda divisione tedesca) e Eli Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth).
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