French FA officially confirms PSG star withdraws from international duty

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The French Football Federation has confirmed in a statement that a PSG star has withdrawn from international duty this month. The French giants formally requested that their upcoming Ligue 1 clash against RC Lens, scheduled for April 11, be postponed in order to ease their schedule around the Champions League quarter-final double header against Liverpool.

The French Football Federation have officially confirmed that Senny Mayulu has withdrawn from the France U21 squad, joining the list of absentees during the international break. The 19-year-old picked up a right calf injury during PSG’s 4-0 win over Nice on March 20 and the club subsequently issued a statement confirming he would “undergo treatment for the next two weeks.” The FFF duly included him in their injury update, confirming his withdrawal from Gérald Baticle’s side.

A two-week treatment timeline puts Mayulu’s involvement in the first leg against Liverpool – scheduled for April 8 at the Parc des Princes – firmly in doubt, though there remains a slim chance he could be available for the Anfield return on April 14. PSG will be hoping he can recover in time, because he is exactly the type of energetic, unpredictable attacker who can change a game at the highest level.