Bournemouth’s Adrien Truffert in contention for France call-up, Sunderland’s Nordi Mukiele a potential World Cup candidate? | OneFootball

Didier Deschamps will name his final France squad before he names his World Cup squad on Thursday. Les Bleus will face Brazil and Colombia in friendlies. Both games will take place in the USA.

There are doubts in both full-back positions currently. Whilst Jules Koundé is a guaranteed starter at right back, he is not fit for this international break. Pierre Kalulu could be called up in his absence, L’Équipe understands. In this sense, the publication understands that Nordi Mukiele’s calf injury is untimely. The Sunderland full-back could have been in contention, but injury will prevent a call-up. However, with Jonathan Clauss seemingly out of the picture, Mukiele could be an outside shout for the World Cup, in the event of any injuries.

L’Équipe understands that Bournemouth’s Adrien Truffert is in the same position. Aston Villa’s Lucas Digne and the Hernandez brothers (Théo and Lucas) are the favourites to go to the World Cup, but Truffert is at least ahead of RC Lens’ Matthieu Udol in the pecking order. 

GFFN | Luke Entwistle