Kylian Mbappe and his Paris Saint-Germain team-mates pounced on Warren Zaire-Emery in celebration of his first call up for the France senior team.
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Teenager gets France call upWas mobbed by PSG co-starsHas been key for French sideWHAT HAPPENED?
The 17-year-old was named in Didier Deschamps' team for the first time for the upcoming Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Gibraltar and Greece.
After the squad was announced, the PSG stars invaded the midfielder's hotel room and jumped on him while he was in his bed.
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The PSG academy graduate has been one of the club's top performers this season. He has scored twice and registered two assists in 10 Ligue 1 appearances and set up a further three goals in the Champions League.
WHAT THEY SAID
Zaire-Emery's performances have impressed France coach Deschamps, who said this week that he has a good chance of making the squad for next year's European Championship.
"He has all the qualities to be at a very high level," the coach said. "There is a lot of competition at his position. But he shows enormous potential with his club and at his age.
"This is an important step. Everything is going very quickly for him. But he has this ability to assume these responsibilities. There are players who can be mature at 30 and others who are younger. I sometimes grant extenuating circumstances when they are younger, or on the first selections.
"Warren is a candidate for the Euros. He is a complete midfielder at his age. He must be able to express it with the France team. I do not choose to put players on the field based on their date of birth."
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Zaire-Emery will likely be involved when PSG face Reims in Ligue 1 on Saturday. He will then meet up with the France team ahead of their qualifying match against Gibraltar on November 18.