It is in two months that Zinédine Zidane will make his debut as coach of the France team. On September 25, the Blues will travel to Türkiye for the launch of the new edition of the Nations League. With strong first choices in the “ZZ” list? We will have to wait a little longer to find out, but certain players often called up by Didier Deschamps see their place seriously threatened.
Particularly in midfield, where Aurélien Tchouameni has lost his influence. In selection as in club. With the announced arrival of Rodri at Real Madrid, the former Monegasque is no longer guaranteed to be a starter at the White House, so much so that a transfer to Manchester United would be in the pipeline. Aged 35, N’Golo Kanté no longer represents the future and has a strong chance of disappearing from “Zizou’s” radar.
Zinédine Zidane ready to test an 18-year-old midfielder?
Not selected for the 2026 World Cup, Eduardo Camavinga is coming off a complicated season at Casa Blanca and the arrival of José Mourinho on the Merengue bench risks weakening him further. If Adrien Rabiot, Manu Koné and Warren Zaire-Emery are players on whom Zinédine Zidane should rely, there will perhaps be places to take in the French midfield. And a nugget could benefit from it.
Arriving last winter at Paris FC for 15 million euros, from AJ Auxerre, Rudy Matondo had a good second half of the season in Ligue 1. At 18, he is already knocking on the door of Clairefontaine, according to Pierre Ménès. “It is more than promisinghe says on YouTube. It may be one of the environments that Zinédine Zidane will monitor for the future because it is an extremely powerful environment, a little rough but very interesting. »
