First in the French team for Saliba who replaces Pavard

Soon to be 21 years old (he will be on Thursday), William Saliba will discover the “great” French team.

The defender loaned last summer by Arsenal to Olympique de Marseille was called up on Monday in the selection of Didier Deschamps.

He replaces Benjamin Pavard, positive for Covid and unavailable for friendly matches against Côte d'Ivoire, Friday in Marseille, then against South Africa, Tuesday March 29 in Lille.

William Saliba (@OM_Officiel), is called up for the Blues for the first time to replace Benjamin Pavard, package.

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– French team ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) March 21, 2022

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Selected in all the young French teams, the central or right-back is having a great season with OM, current second in the championship after their success against Nice (2-1) on Sunday evening.

Before joining the A, the native of Bondy, like Kylian Mbappé, trained in Saint-Etienne, had initially been called up with the France Espoirs team.

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