PSG's Warren Zaire-Emery earns first senior France call-up
The 17-year-old has been one of the breakout stars of the season in European football, already contributing two goals and five assists from 14 appearances in Ligue 1 and the Champions League.
Zaire-Emery has cemented a regular starting role in the heart of the French champions' midfield, and he was named captain of his nation's Under-21 team by Thierry Henry earlier this year.
However, after just four appearances for Les Bleuets, Zaire-Emery — who has been linked with Manchester City, Manchester United and Bayern Munich — will join up with Didier Deschamps's men for their final internationals of the year.
France have already assured themselves of a place at next year's European Championships in Germany thanks to a perfect record in Group B, taking 18 points from six games against Gibraltar, Greece, the Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland.
Les Bleus hold a six-point advantage over the Netherlands and Greece, meaning that they only need one draw from their final two games to progress to the Euros as group winners.
Nice's Allianz Riviera will host Les Bleus' clash with a winless and pointless Gibraltar on November 18, three days before Deschamps's team take on Greece at the Agia Sophia Stadium in Athens.
Explaining his decision to include Zaire-Emery, who is the youngest player to earn a senior France call-up since in 109 years, Deschamps told a press conference: «In terms of what he's been achieving at club level since the last international break, he's here with us because he has all the qualities to be at the top level, even if there's obviously competition in
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