Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe has returned to the France squad for the double-header against Croatia this month.
The Cameroonian rooted attacker missed out on October and November international break presumably through injury setback and other reasons.
Having recovered and regain his form, the former Paris Saint German star has been included in manager Didier Dechamps 24-man squad for the upcoming games.
Mbappe is expected to retain his captaincy role as he make triumphant return to the Le Blues team for the Nations League quarterfinals clash.
Meanwhile, Mbappe’s teammate at Real Madrid Aurélien Tchouaméni is also back to the France squad, at the expense of Al-Ittihad midfielder N’Golo Kanté.
Deschamps has opted to give PSG winger Désiré Doué (19) a first senior France call-up following a streak of eye-catching performances with Luis Enrique’s Les Parisiens.
Chelsea centre-back Wesley Fofana, who just returned from injury has missed out, with Deschamps handing Inter Milan centre-back Benjamin Pavard a recall.
Premier League stalwarts Ibrahima Konaté and William Saliba have made the cut. France have topped the Nations League A2 group and will face Croatia in the quarter-finals.
The first leg will be played at Split’s Poljud Stadium on Thursday, March 20. The return leg will be played at Saint-Denis’ Stade de France the following Sunday.
