The pivot Olympic champion in Tokyo, is one of the 12 gold medalists of the summer selected for the first part of the camp starting on December 26.
His absence for two matches with PSG and his withdrawal for the Final 4 of the Coupe de la Ligue this weekend due to a "low-grade muscle injury in the quadriceps of the left thigh" left some uncertainty.
Apart from the three having announced their international retirement after the Japanese adventure (Michaël Guigou, Luc Abalo and Yann Genty), Timothey N'Guessan, injured in an ankle, is the only absent among the sacred players on August 7 at Yoyogi Stadium.
About Luka Karabatic, Guillaume Gille specifies that "the medical staff of the Parisian club and the France team have exchanged and that is why Luka is still part of the list".
"It is planned to make a point with him from the start of the internship, on December 26, in order to allow him to return in the best conditions", he adds.
After this first module, the Blues must go from January 2 to Chambéry for a second internship and a Golden League meeting (friendly tournament) against Egypt on January 7 before returning to Paris for a final preparation match against Norway on January 9.
France will play their first Euro match against Croatia on January 13.
List of the 20 players selected for the first Euro-2022 preparation camp:
Goalkeepers: Kevin Bonnefoi (Montpellier), Rémi Desbonnet (Nîmes), Vincent Gérard (Paris SG)
Left wingers: Hugo Descat (Montpellier), Dylan Nahi (Kielce / POL)
Left-backs: Nikola Karabatic (Paris SG), Karl Konan (Aix), Romain Lagarde (Aix), Élohim Prandi (Paris SG)
Mid-centers: Kentin Mahé (Veszprem / HUN), Nedim Remili (Paris SG), Aymeric Minne (Aix)
Pivots: Ludovic Fabregas (FC Barcelona / ESP), Luka Karabatic (Paris SG), Nicolas Tournat (Kielce / POL)
Right-backs: Dika Mem (FC Barcelona / ESP), Melvyn Richardson (FC Barcelona / ESP)
Right wingers: Benoît Kounkoud (Paris SG), Yanis Lenne (Montpellier), Valentin Porte (Montpellier)
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