Anthony
Martial has been called up to the France squad for their friendly matches
against Wales and Germany in November.
Uncapped
duo Steven N'Zonzi and Benjamin Pavard have also surprisingly been included on
head coach Didier Deschamps' 24-man list.
Manchester
United forward Martial, who has not played for his country since October 2016,
has been rewarded for some strong recent form for Jose Mourinho's side.
Lyon
captain Nabil Fekir has also earned a recall after being left out of the squad
for last month's final World Cup qualifying matches.
Stuttgart
defender Pavard and Sevilla's N'Zonzi have been given the chance to win their
first senior caps, with both having played for the Under-21 side.
There
is no place for the injured Paul Pogba or Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema.
Speaking
in September, Deschamps suggested he would bring Martial back into the set-up
if he continued to show improvement in his United displays.
"Anthony
is a lot better because he's making a difference in games," he said.
"He's getting back to a good level, he's being used more by Mourinho.
"He
came to us very young, he was with us for Euro 2016. He had a difficult period
that he seems to have gotten over. I can only encourage him to continue and
make me think it over again and again."
France
host Wales on November 10 before taking on world champions Germany four days
later.
Squad
in full:
Alphonse
Areola (Paris Saint-Germain), Benoit Costil (Bordeaux), Steve Mandanda
(Marseille); Lucas Digne (Barcelona), Christophe Jallet (Nice), Presnel
Kimpembe (Paris Saint-Germain), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), Layvin Kurzawa
(Paris Saint-Germain), Benjamin Pavard (Stuttgart), Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona),
Raphael Varane (Real Madrid); Blaise Matuidi (Juventus), Steven N'Zonzi
(Sevilla), Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint-Germain), Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham),
Corentin Tolisso (Bayern Munich); Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), Nabil Fekir
(Lyon), Olivier Giroud (Arsenal), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid),
Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), Anthony Martial (Manchester United), Kylian
Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), Florian Thauvin (Marseille).
“I learnt
about it [call-up] through my dad, because I was getting some physio treatment,
he told SFR Sport via Sporting
Witness.
I was happy, but I also feel it’s
deserved. I’ve given a lot during this start to the season and I’m really happy
and we’ll see how it goes”
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