France coach Didier Deschamps is impressed by the early season form of Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma.

Deschamps has named Zouma in his squad ahead of RB Leipzig stopper Dayot Upamecano.

He explained: "There is significant competition for Dayot Upamecano. He did some good things with us, he's in a less good time. He can always do better, he admits, there was an element of emotion when he came in September and October. He is a young player who has the potential, he plays a lot of games.

"If it's not him (who drops off the list), it's someone else. In this case, there is competition and Kurt Zouma is very good at the moment with Chelsea. The door is not closed, I am making this choice today because it seems logical to me."