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Didier Deschamps Says It's 'Much Too Soon' for Adrien Rabiot's France Recall

France manager Didier Deschamps has said it's "much too soon" to talk about bringing Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot back into the fold after he rejected a spot on the squad's 2018 FIFA World Cup standby list.

Rabiot has been a key figure in PSG's perfect start to the Ligue 1 campaign and started all 10 matches this season.

However, he didn't want to be a reserve for Deschamps ahead of their World Cup triumph in Russia, and the boss told L'Equipe (h/t ESPN's Ian Holyman) there won't be a recall in the near future:

"It's much too soon to recall Adrien Rabiot given his attitude in relation to this shirt.