France defender William Saliba 'fine' following injury scare, says Didier Deschamps

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/saliba-william/EgIM3sB7/"]Saliba[/a] joined the rest of his [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/france/QkGeVG1n/"]France[/a] team-mates on Tuesday at their pre-tournament camp outside of Paris after playing for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] in their Champions League final loss to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]Paris Saint-Germain[/a] at the weekend.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/france-QkGeVG1n/ivory-coast-G2FRjBgn/?mid=Aat1lJu0"]France will face Ivory Coast in Nantes in a World Cup warm-up match[/a] on Thursday, but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/deschamps-didier/M9jPX2nf/"]Deschamps[/a] is expected to limit Saliba's workload as a precaution.[/p][p][b]"William is fine and will be managed. If he had needed to play tomorrow, he would have played,"[/b] Deschamps said.[/p][p]Deschamps, who will step down as coach after the World Cup, said he would rotate his squad for the upcoming friendlies, with Les Bleus also due to play [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/northern-ireland/lQADNSWu/"]Northern Ireland[/a] in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lille/pfDZL71o/"]Lille[/a] next Monday.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dembele-ousmane/zsMC2Ec0/"]Ousmane Dembele[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/doue-desire/KIUWH2Jq/"]Desire Doue[/a] are among five PSG players in the squad who will be carefully monitored by Deschamps following Saturday's triumph in Budapest.[/p][image alt="Saliba's Premier League stats this season" id="f78858e6-a7fc-4b93-aa0c-b889bafbe715" credit-line="ČTK / imago sportfotodienst / Grzegorz Wajda / Opta by StatsPerforn" guid="7e8f6397-d630-4da4-8cfe-90baa39b95ef" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p][b]"I will manage the six players involved in the Champions League, even more so those who started, given what lies ahead,"[/b] Deschamps said.[/p][p]He added that captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbappe-kylian/Wn6E2SED/"]Kylian Mbappe[/a] is "in excellent shape, both physically and mentally" despite the forward coming off a turbulent season with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a].[/p][p]The 27-year-old is yet to win a major trophy in two seasons at the Spanish giants despite his prolific goalscoring record.[/p][p]Mbappe's commitment has been questioned after he went on holiday while nursing a hamstring injury towards the end of the season.[/p][p][b]"What happened at club level stays at club level. Here, it's the national team. With the group and those who were there for the first sessions, he has put in the effort," [/b]said Deschamps.[/p][p][b]"He has experience that others don't. It will be his third World Cup. He knows how difficult a World Cup is."[/b][/p]