The blows keep coming for France boss Zinedine Zidane, with yet another player ruled out of the current international break.

Injuries have left the former Real Madrid coach short of options. William Saliba (Arsenal), Jules Koundé (Barcelona), Maxence Lacroix (Chelsea), Manu Koné (Roma), Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain) and Esteban Lepaul (Rennes) are all absent.

Defender Dayot Upamecano adds to the list, suspended for the clash with Italy.

Juventus man Pierre Kalulu dropped out yesterday with an injury, prompting Zidane to call up Wolfsburg's Sacha Kombedi in his place.

Now, according to "Foot Mercato", Inter Milan forward Marcus Thuram will also miss the France squad this international break.

Zidane had handed Thuram a recall for the first time since his September absence, but the forward won't make the final squad. Injury rules him out of the matches against Italy on Thursday and Turkey on Sunday.

Thuram hurt his right knee hamstring during Inter's 2-0 win over Como on Sunday. He was unable to take part in France's training sessions and stayed under medical care, but his condition failed to improve. The French medical staff have sent him back to his club, and his replacement will be named soon.