France Espoirs squad announcement, Digi Mart USA News: Following Zinédine Zidane’s squad announcement, Espoirs coach Gérald Baticle has also unveiled his list for two friendly matches against Italy and England. As last month, Ethan Mbappé is among those called up.
His former Paris Saint-Germain teammate Senny Mayulu has also been selected. Sankhoun Diawara, who has performed well recently with AC Milan, is also named by Baticle.
Another new name is Lisandru Olmeta, who left Bastia this summer to join Torreense in the Portuguese second division. The 21-year-old goalkeeper benefits from the absence of Ewen Jaouen and the presence of Robin Risser and Guillaume Restes with the senior team.
Mathys Tel, who was pre-selected for the senior French team, is instead on the U21 list as preparations continue for the European Championship, which will be played in Albania and Serbia from June 16 to July 3.
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Lisandru Olmeta (SCU Torreense), Mathieu Patouillet (Stade Brestois 29), Issiaka Touré (SC Aubagne)
Defenders: Jeanuël Belocian (Racing Santander), Jaydee Canvot (Crystal Palace), Sankhoun Diawara (AC Milan), Joane Gadou (Borussia Dortmund), Saël Kumbedi (VfL Wolfsburg), Christian Mawissa (AS Monaco), Dayann Methalie (Sunderland), Nathan Zézé (Neom FC)
Midfielders: Valentin Atangana (Al-Ahli FC), Aladji Bamba (Newcastle United), Mamadou Coulibaly (AS Monaco), Kévin Danois (AJ Auxerre), Lesley Ugochukwu (Galatasaray)
Forwards: Jean-Mattéo Bahoya (Leeds United), Tidiam Gomis (RB Leipzig), Noé Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen), Senny Mayulu (Paris Saint-Germain), Ethan Mbappé (LOSC Lille), Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur), Giovani Versini (Stade Brestois 29)
