Warren Zaïre-Emery (17 years old) has been called up by Didier Dechamps, French coach, for the qualifying matches for the Euro Cup that will take place this summer in Germany. If the young footballer makes his debut, he could become the youngest player to participate in a match for France in more than a hundred years.
"He has shown that he can be at the highest level. At his age, he has also shown great maturity. He shows that he can assume all the responsibility," said Dechamps.
As far as modern football is concerned, if he plays against Gibraltar or Greece, the two games that Les Bleus must play, the PSG midfielder would dethrone, by a month apart, Madrid's Eduardo Camavinga as the youngest international since then.
Zaïre-Emery, who despite his youth has established himself as the undisputed starter in Luis Enrique's eleven, thus makes the leap to the senior team after having been captain of the under-21 team, which is now coached by Thierry Henry.
The coach had already been following in his footsteps, but in recent months the player has made a leap in quality, which was evident in the match against Milan at the Parc des Princes, where he gave two assists that led his team to victory. .
The other novelty on the list occurs in defense, where the absence of the injured Benjamin Pavard opens the door for Arsenal player William Saliba, while Barcelona player Jules Koundé returns to the squad after having overcome some physical problems.
Goalkeepers: Mike Maignan (Milan/ITA), Samba (Lens/FRA), Alphonse Areola (Wes Ham/ING)
Defenders: Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool/ING), Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice/FRA), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich/ALE), Lucas Hernandez (Paris SG/FRA), Theo Hernandez (Milan/ITA), Jules Kounde (Barcelona). Arsenal (Arsenal/ING), Jonathan Clauss (Marseille/FRA)
Midfielders: Adrien Rabiot (Juventus Turin/ITA), Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid/ESP), Youssouf Fofana (Monaco/FRA), Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa/ING), Warren Zaire-Emery (Paris SG/FRA)
Forwards: Kylian Mbappé (Paris SG/FRA), Ousmane Dembelé (Paris SG/FRA), Randal Kolo-Mouani (Paris SG/FRA), Olivier Giroud (Milan/ITA), Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan/ITA), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich/ALE), Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid/ESP).
