Senny Mayulu receives first call-up to France senior team to replace Tchouaméni

Senny Mayulu, a player for Paris Saint-Germain, has received his first call-up in his career to the senior France national team, after Zinedine Zidane decided to include him in the "Les Bleus" squad to strengthen the team during the current international break.

Senny Mayulu, the 20-year-old player, has been called up to replace Aurélien Tchouaméni, who has been confirmed to miss out due to injury since Monday evening. It is worth noting that Mayulu was already present at the Clairefontaine center as part of the France U21 national team camp before being promoted to the senior team.

According to "Le Parisien", France could benefit from the versatility of the young player as an additional option in case Kylian Mbappé is unavailable, after the national team's captain missed the final training session on Wednesday morning ahead of the match against Italy, amid doubts about his readiness for the game.

France are set to face Italy on Thursday evening, before meeting Türkiye on Sunday in the UEFA Nations League.