Didier Deschamps will have to do without Aurélien Tchouaméni for the two preparation matches for Euro 2024. The timing is tightening before France-Austria.
The arrival of Kylian Mbappé at a press conference was necessarily the attraction of the day, given the news surrounding the captain of the France team. But we almost forget that the Blues are playing the first of their two preparation matches for the Euro on Wednesday evening, against Luxembourg in Metz.
Passed in front of the media after his star striker, Didier Deschamps took stock of the absentees of the day, who are mainly the Madrilenians and the Milanese, who arrived late, as well as Adrien Rabiot (muscle discomfort) and N’Golo Kanté (personal reasons ). And the coach also confirmed the withdrawal of Aurélien Tchouaméni for the two friendly matches.
The timing is getting tighter for Tchouaméni
For the Real Madrid midfielder, absent for more than three weeks due to a stress fracture in one foot, there is “a period of consolidation” to respect. But it is clear that the timing is tightening before the start of the Euro, and the France-Austria on June 17 in Düsseldorf.
Above all, it is on June 7, this week, that the selectors must give their final lists for the competition. Didier Deschamps must therefore have guarantees concerning Tchouaméni. Or there will be a difficult decision to make…
