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In a statement, Bayern Munich have confirmed that Dayot Upamecano has pulled out of the France squad and returned to Munich after an injury to his thigh. The 22-year-old was called up as part of Didier Deschamps’ squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers after an impressive start to the season.

Mauricio Pochettino has revealed that while he is not sure what is happening with Kylian Mbappe’s contract as that type of situation needs to be managed at both the sporting and club level. The forward has only one year left on his current contract and has been linked with a move away.

England legend Wayne Rooney believes that Paul Pogba would have been the player of the tournament had France not been eliminated in the very first round of the knockout stages. Les Blues’ were eliminated in shocking circumstances after they lost a penalty shootout to Switzerland in the round of 16.

Didier Deschamps has revealed that "no-one is really angry" with Kylian Mbappe following the penalty miss against Switzerland which knocked France out of the Euros. Les Bleus saw their European campaign ended by Switzerland, with a PSG superstar missing a decisive spot-kick in a shootout.