Marcus Thuram in France will miss their two-legged Nations League quarter final against Croatia this week due to an ankle injury.
The attacker was initially mentioned in the 24-man team of Didier Deschamps last week, but has since withdrawn, the French football confederation confirmed on Monday.
After the victory of the Champions League of the Champions League, Thuram said a 4-1 total victory over Feyenoord to send them to the quarterfinals that he had played injury for a month.
However, he played 90 minutes against Atalanta in the Serie A.
Due to a wounded left ankle, @Marcusthuram is excluded for the double collision against Croatia
I wish you a quick recovery, Tikus! #Fiersdetreleus pic.twitter.com/sb7k8adpkf
– French team (@frenchteam) March 17, 2025
The 27-year-old has the most target involvement for Inter In Serie A this term with 17 (13 goals, four assists), and is their most important scorer in the competition.
Of his goals, 11 scored from 'big' opportunities, while he has a goal every 154.23 minutes in the competition on average, the best of a player who scores more than twice.
However, he has struggled for France, with his last goal for the national side that will return to a Euro 2024 qualification match against Gibraltar in November 2023, which has been going on for 14 performances since then.
The first stage of the quarterfinals of France takes place in Split on Thursday, with the return bone in the Stade de France on March 23.
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