French team: Pagis, Tchouameni, Hernandez, Thuram… Zinédine Zidane details the outlines of his second list

France manager Zinedine Zidane has announced his squad for the upcoming Nations League matches against Italy on November 12 and Turkey on November 15. The selection features a surprise maiden call-up for 23-year-old Paris FC forward Pablo Pagis following an injury to Maghnes Akliouche. The squad also marks the returns of Malo Gusto, Aurélien Tchouameni, and Marcus Thuram amid multiple injury absences.

Several key players miss out due to injury, including Ousmane Dembélé, Jules Koundé, and William Saliba. Zidane explained that Bournemouth forward Éli Junior Kroupi narrowly missed selection after returning from a multi-month injury layoff, while Lucas Hernandez was left out purely as a tactical choice despite remaining in consideration for future call-ups.