The veil is gradually being lifted on the famous pre-convocations which naturally precede the big announcement of the new French selection. In this case the very first from Zinédine Zidane, successor to Didier Deschamps at the helm of the French team, expected on Friday September 18.
We already know that the former number 10 closely follows the prolific Rennes striker Esteban Lepaul, as well as Inter midfielder Andy Diouf. And that’s not all, the identity of a third potential rookie leaked this Thursday, revealed in the evening by L’Equipe.
A four-match gathering
Less expected than the two previous players mentioned, Pablo Pagis is also on the shelves for the 1998 Ballon d’Or. Credited with a good start to the season in the ranks of Paris FC, the former Merlu from Lorient ” is one of the players included in this expanded list. A first for the 23-year-old left-hander, who stands out for his quality of foot, his playing directions, his footballing flair and his ability to dictate the game as a number 10
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All these beautiful people could thus show off the tricolor tunic during an autumn gathering which will see the Blues honor not two but four meetings within the framework of the League of Nations. In Turkey on September 25, in Belgium three days later, against Italy on October 2 and again against Belgium on the 5th – the last two matches which will be played at the Stade de France.