France defender Dayot Upamecano will miss the upcoming Nations League matches against Israel and Belgium due to a right thigh injury, and Loïc Badé has been called up to replace him, the national soccer federation announced on Monday.
Upamecano sustained the injury on Sunday while playing for Bayern Munich in a 3-3 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt.
“On his return to Bavaria he underwent an MRI scan which revealed a muscle injury,” the federation stated.
Bayern mentioned that Upamecano stepped back as a “precautionary measure” and described the injury as a thigh strain.
France will play Israel on Thursday in Budapest and then head to Brussels four days later to take on Belgium.
Badé, who plays for Sevilla, was called up last month by France coach Didier Deschamps but had to withdraw due to injury before a game against Italy. He represented France at the Paris Olympics.
