Eduardo Camavinga pulls out of France squad, Khephren Thuram called up
The 21-year-old — who has featured in all 17 games for Real Madrid so far this season — was initially named in Didier Deschamps's squad for their final two Group B fixtures as Les Bleus seek to confirm a place in Pot 1 of next year's draw.
Camavinga completed the full 90 minutes of Los Blancos' most recent La Liga fixture — a 5-1 thrashing of Valencia — but according to L'Equipe, he sustained a knee injury during Wednesday's training session with the national team.
The former Rennes man apparently came off worse in a collision with Paris Saint-Germain's Ousmane Dembele and was unable to complete the practice session, gingerly limping off the pitch to receive treatment.
Camavinga is said to have played down the severity of his problem to the club's medical team, but after being sent for further assessment on Thursday morning, the decision has been taken to withdraw him from the squad.
In his place, Deschamps has recalled 22-year-old Nice midfielder Khephren Thuram, who made his debut for Les Bleus against the Republic of Ireland in March but had not been included since.
«Eduardo Camavinga, who had to cut short his training session on Wednesday, went for exams in the evening, accompanied by Dr. Franck Le Gall, the French team doctor,» the French Football Federation said in a statement.
«The Real Madrid midfielder suffers from a sprained right knee. He was released today to his club. Didier Deschamps decided to call Khéphren Thuram as reinforcement.
»The Nice midfielder will return to the group in Nice on Friday, on the eve of the match against Gibraltar at the
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