Chelsea defender Axel Disasi has been called up by coach Didier Deschamps to replace the injured Ibrahima Konaté for the French team’s matches against Gibraltar and Greece, the French Football Federation (FFF) announced on Sunday. Konaté suffers from a “small muscle injury in the left hamstring” contracted during the warm-up of his team, Liverpool, before the match in Toulouse in the Europa League on Thursday, said the management of the Blues.
Konaté’s injury requires “around two weeks of treatment”, added the FFF, explaining that Didier Deschamps had recorded the package after speaking with the French team doctor Franck Le Gall. Axel Disasi, who has 4 caps, last played for Blue on June 16 against Gibraltar (3-0), an opponent that the France team meets on Saturday in Nice, in a qualifying match for Euro 2024, for which the Blues already have their ticket.
“I learned it when I got back to the locker room”
Axel Disasi arrives in great form, after Chelsea’s performance against Manchester City on Sunday (4-4). “It was crazy, a match with a lot of intensity, a great show. Experiencing it on the pitch, with this scenario full of twists and turns, it was really something powerful to experience, declared the defender in the mixed zone. The fact that we came back three times demonstrated the team’s state of mind: we didn’t give up, we played hard until the end. »
And, returning to the locker room, after the meeting, the former Monegasque learned of his selection in Blue: “I found out when I entered the locker room, I received a little message. The day ends very well. Now I will rest and tomorrow [ce lundi] We’re going to go to the Castle, quietly. »