2023-06-07 12:22:06
Touched in the calf during the final day of Ligue 1 against Angers (1-0), the 21-year-old side must give way to the list of Bleuets. Niels Nkounkou has been called.
FC Nantes side Quentin Merlin will not be able to play in the final stages of the Euro Espoirs with the selection. The club confirmed this Wednesday the press release from the French Football Federation, published the day before. He was hit in the calf on the last day of Ligue 1. At 21, the Canary comes out of a season with 22 starts in 24 games played in Ligue 1.
To replace him, coach Sylvain Ripoll has decided to call Niels Nkounkou from AS Saint-Étienne. The 22-year-old left-back, who arrived in Forez last winter, has 6 goals and 7 assists in 20 Ligue 2 matches. Les Bleuets meet at Clairefontaine on Thursday for the start of preparation. In the group stage, France will face Norway, Switzerland and Italy, to follow from June 21.
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