France team: injured, Paul Pogba leaves the group of the Blues, Jordan Veretout replaces him

The tile for Paul Pogba. The midfielder of the Blues will leave the France group after being hit in a thigh in training. The Manchester United player felt pain after a strike during a drill in front of the goal guarded by Alphonse Areola. He held his right thigh before being accompanied by the selection doctor, raising fears of a muscle injury. The results are clear: victim of an injury to the quadriceps of the right thigh, the former Turinese will not be able to hold his place on Saturday against Kazakhstan and Tuesday, November 16 in Finland. Jordan Veretout, AS Roma midfielder, replaces him and will arrive at Clairefontaine on Tuesday.

Paul Pogba, who will leave the rally on Tuesday, was the only outfield player, along with Benjamin Pavard, to take part in this exercise led by Didier Deschamps himself on the first day of the November rally. The Mancunien was suspended last weekend with the Red Devils in the defeat suffered by Manchester City (0-2)

The return of Veretout

The 28-year-old midfielder’s withdrawal is a blow to Didier Deschamps. Paul Pogba, who has 89 capes under the tricolor jersey, is an essential element in the system of the coach of the Blues. He has been the holder systematically in the last 13 outings of the French and has only been replaced once in the last 9 matches. And it was in a friendly, against Wales (3-0) just before the Euro.

Jordan Veretout for his part finds the France team, he who had celebrated his first capes during the last two gatherings for the eliminations of the 2022 World Cup and the FInal 4 of the League of Nations. Since then, the player trained at FC Nantes has consolidated his place as an indisputable holder in AS Roma José Mourinho.

(with AFP)