At a time when the hierarchy of goalkeepers in the French team seems difficult to shake – Maignan is sensational in Milan, Samba confirms in Lens, Areola is reviving at West Ham – the youngest are nevertheless trying to show up. This is particularly the case of Lucas Chevalier (21 years old) and Illan Meslier (23 years old) for several months. Remaining at Leeds this summer, despite the Peacocks’ relegation to the Championship, the former has had a solid start to the season. The second, brilliant at LOSC since last season, confirms all his potential.
And according to the newspaper information The Team, the two former competitors in Espoirs are today among the closest to claim a place in the A. In its edition, the daily reveals that they had in fact been preselected by Didier Deschamps for this autumn gathering. Which means that to date, they would leave with a head start on Alban Lafont, recently returned from injury, or even the Rémois Yehvann Diouf.
