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France’s Saliba ‘fine’ after injury scare, says Deschamps

France coach Didier Deschamps said on Wednesday that defender William Saliba is “fine” despite reports he was a doubt for the World Cup with a back injury.

Saliba joined the rest of his France team-mates on Tuesday at their pre-tournament camp outside of Paris after playing for Arsenal in their Champions League final loss to Paris Saint-Germain at the weekend.

France will face Ivory Coast in Nantes in a World Cup warm-up match on Thursday, but Deschamps is expected to limit Saliba’s workload as a precaution.

“William is fine and will be managed. If he had needed to play tomorrow, he would have played,” Deschamps said.

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 Northern Ireland in Lille next Monday.

Ousmane Dembele and Desire Doue are among five PSG players in the squad who will be carefully monitored by Deschamps following Saturday’s triumph in Budapest.

“I will manage the six players involved in the Champions League, even more so those who started, given what lies ahead,” Deschamps said.

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