For its first preparation match before Euro 2024, France faces Luxembourg (9:00 p.m.) this Wednesday in Metz. A confrontation which offers Didier Deschamps the possibility of aligning N’Golo Kanté with a view to compensating for the loss of Aurélien Tchouaméni. If the return of the Al-Ittihad player in Blue after two absences is enough to challenge certain observers, like Bixente Lizarazu who expressed certain doubts as to his ability to impose himself again in the selection, this This is not the case for Jérôme Rothen. In reaction to the tenure of the former Caennais facing the selection of the Grand Duchy, the consultant for RMC Sport appeared confident.
“Kante? If he shows, physically, that he is in the rhythm against Luxembourg as he is in Saudi Arabia, he will start at the Euro. There is no need to ask any questions about that.”expressed the former Parisian before focusing on the case of Kylian Mbappé, whose recent performances have fallen short of expectations: “On the other hand, we will have to worry about Mbappé if he displays the same performances as with PSG recently. »