Mathys Tel pre-selected for France by Zidane, according to reports

According to L'Équipe and Foot National, Mathys Tel has been pre-selected for the French national team by coach Zinédine Zidane.

Mathys Tel could earn his first senior call-up for France. According to L'Équipe, the Tottenham striker has been pre-selected by coach Zinédine Zidane. Foot National adds that Tel, in fine form with Tottenham and captain of the Espoirs, is among the players on the preliminary list.

Zidane is set to announce his squad on Friday for the Nations League matches against Italy and Turkey, reports Sports.fr. The coach faces several uncertainties in defense, according to RMC Sport, while Le Figaro mentions French players like Tchouameni, Thuram, and Hernandez aiming to impress him.

Meanwhile, Julien Lachuer, coach of Stade Brestois, has again pushed for Ludovic Ajorque's inclusion, noting the striker is "available" if Zidane needs him, as reported by L'Équipe and Onze Mondial.

Sources

  1. L’ÉquipeMathys Tel présélectionné en équipe de France par Zinédine Zidane (new window)lequipe.fr
  2. Le FigaroLigue des champions : Tchouameni, Thuram, Hernandez… Ces Français qui veulent séduire Zidane avant la liste des Bleus (new window)lefigaro.fr
  3. RMC SportÉquipe de France: Zidane doit trancher face à plusieurs incertitudes en défense (new window)rmcsport.bfmtv.com
  4. L’ÉquipeLudovic Ajorque « disponible » pour l'équipe de France de Zinédine Zidane « s'il a besoin », selon son entraîneur à Brest, Julien Lachuer (new window)lequipe.fr
  5. Foot NationalÉquipe de France : un attaquant de Premier League présélectionné par Zinédine Zidane (new window)foot-national.com
  6. Sports.frÉquipe de France: Zinédine Zidane privé d’un attaquant ? (new window)sports.fr
  7. Onze MondialEquipe de France : Ajorque appelé par Zidane ? Lachuer insiste ! (new window)onzemondial.com