COVID-19: Pogba Left Out Of France’s Squad After Testing Positve

Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba has been left out of France’s squad for the UEFA Nations League games against Sweden and Croatia after he tested positive for coronavirus.

France head coach, Didier Deschamps made this known while announcing the squad for the games as the former Juventus star was replaced by Eduardo Camavinga.

“I had to make a last-minute change to this list, because Paul Pogba was planned to be in this list but unfortunately for him, he took a test (for COVID-19) yesterday which turned out to be positive today, so at the last minute he was replaced by Eduardo Camavinga,” Deschamps said.

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France will play Sweden in Solna on September 5 and Croatia in Paris on September 8.