Tunisia are targeting Southampton defender Yan Valery ahead of their World Cup campaign in Qatar.
The North African nation are preparing for their next get-together in June and hope, by then, to have been successful in their attempts to persuade the versatile Valery to accept a senior call-up.
Valery, who impressed after being recalled to Southampton’s starting side on Saturday in their 1-0 win over Arsenal, has represented France, his country of birth, at youth level, playing for their under-17 and under-18 sides.
But Tunisia hope the prospect of playing at the World Cup at the end of this year could be a decisive factor in helping them convince Valery to switch his international allegiance.