France Squad for WC Qualifiers vs Netherlands and Luxembourg 2017- No Martial, Dembele, Benzema

Here is the France squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Netherlands and Luxembourg, as announced by coach Didier Deschamps today (August 24, 2017).

Notable omissions include Anthony Martial, Ousmane Dembele, Karim Benzema and Benjamin Mendy, but there is a return for Olympique Lyon’s Nabil Fekir.

Deschamps has also said that players will not be allowed to leave Clarefontaine to sort out any potential transfers. The camp begins from Monday, which essentially means the transfer window for players like Mbappe (who has been linked with a switch to PSG) effectively ends on August 27.

On that note, Ousmane Dembele’s omission could perhaps mean a late transfer move in the offing for the Dortmund star?

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Kasper Dolberg to Monaco? Ajax reject 50 million Euro ASM bid

According to Dutch media reports, Ajax Amsterdam have rejected a 50 million euro bid from AS Monaco for teenage striker Kasper Dolberg. The news of the bid comes shortly after the club agreed to sell Davinson Sanchez, their Player of the 2016/17 season, to Tottenham Hotspur for a club record £42m fee. After the Sanchez deal, Ajax director Marc Overmars mentioned that there would be no further sales.

The news of the bid is interesting because it also hints at Kylian Mbappe’s move to Paris Saint-Germain getting finalised. Ajax apparently do not wish to sell the 19 year old, who won the Johan Cryuff award for young talent of the year for 2016/17.

The Amsterdam outfit have roughly made 75 million euros by selling players this summer to English top flight clubs- Sanchez to Spurs, Davy Klaassen to Everton for 27 million and Jairo Riedewald to Crystal Palace for 9 million euros. Their acquisitions so far have totalled to a little over 6 million euros.

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Amazing Neymar rainbow flick vs Toulouse GIF Video | Neymar skill vs Corentin Jean 2017 TFC

This Neymar vs Corentin Jean (GIF VIDEO BELOW) saw the Brazilian superstar execute an outrageous rainbow flick against Toulouse in their French clash on August 20, 2017. Neymar’s raibbow flick vs TFC drew appreciative gasps from the crowd. He had a great game, scoring two goals (Paris won 6-2) and exhibiting some of his skills to the audience at Parc des Princes

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