William Saliba, Wesley Fofana withdraw from France squad

The French Football Federation has confirmed that Arsenal's William Saliba and Chelsea's Wesley Fofana have both withdrawn injured from the France squad for their upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers.

Saliba was forced off with a back problem during the first of the Gunners' Europa League last-16 second leg against Sporting Lisbon on Thursday, and he subsequently missed the weekend's <a href="/football/arsenal/title-race/result/arsenal-thump-crystal-palace-to-go-eight-points-clear_509450.html">4-1 win</a> over Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

No timeframe has been placed on the centre-back's recovery by Arsenal, although reports have since claimed that he could be ruled out for several weeks, potentially putting him out of action until . . .