Almost two months during OM had to do without the services of its starting left side, victim of a muscle injury to a thigh last September while he was playing for the French Espoirs team.
Back in action against Nantes last week, for an hour, Quentin Merlin was also there this Friday against Auxerre, but it was at half-time that he had to leave his partners. A priori due to a relapse.
This Sunday, we learn that the 22-year-old defender is out of Gérald Baticle’s Bleuets rally, and the friendly matches against Italy on November 15 and against Germany four days later.
AS Monaco player Kassoum Ouattara has been called in to reinforce the Espoirs, the French Football Federation said today.