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France manager Didier Deschamps 'wanted Wesley Fofana to replace the injured Raphael Varane' - but instead chose Ibrahima Konate because the Leicester defender's wedding clashes with their next Nations League match

Didier Deschamps reportedly wanted to call-up Wesley Fofana to the French senior side as a replacement for the injured Raphael Varane - but opted instead for Ibrahima Konate as their next match is on the same day as the Leicester defender's wedding.

Fofana is due to get married on Friday, when France are scheduled to play Austria in the Nations League in Vienna.

Manchester United centre-back Varane has been ruled out of the game, and Monday's match against Croatia in Split, after limping out of the defeat to Denmark on Friday night with a hamstring problem.