Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe left out of France squad for October Nations League fixtures

Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has been left out of France’s squad for their upcoming Nations League fixtures later this month.

The 25-year-old suffered a thigh injury during Real Madrid’s 3-2 victory at home to Alaves in La Liga on September 24 and missed the match at Atletico Madrid the following week.

It had been expected that the striker would be ruled out for around three weeks. However, he featured as a substitute in Madrid’s midweek Champions League defeat at Lille after Carlo Ancelotti said he had recovered “very quickly”.

📋 The French Squad List for our next 2️⃣ Nations League matches 🙌#FiersdetreBleus pic.twitter.com/lOJy6Bw76I

— French Team ⭐⭐ (@FrenchTeam) October 3, 2024

Chelsea forward Christopher Nkunku has also returned to the France squad for the first time since June 2023. The 26-year-old has been capped 10 times for his country.

France will play Israel in Budapest on October 10 before playing Belgium in Brussels four days later.

Didier Deschamps’ side began their Nations League campaign last month with a 3-1 home defeat against Italy before beating Belgium 2-0 in Paris.

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France squad in full

Goalkeepers: Alphonse Areola (West Ham United), Mike Maignan (AC Milan), Brice Samba (Lens).

Defenders: Jonathan Clauss (Nice), Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), Wesley Fofana (Chelsea), Theo Hernandez (AC Milan), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich).

Midfielders: Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan), Matteo Guendouzi (Lazio), Manu Kone (Borussia Monchengladbach), Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), Warren Zaire-Emery (PSG).

Forwards: Bradley Barcola (PSG), Ousmane Dembele (PSG), Randal Kolo Muani (PSG), Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), Michael Olise (Bayern Munich), Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan).