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Arsenal defender William Saliba was handed another chance to change France manager Didier Deschamps’ mind in a rare start against Canada on Sunday. Heading into Euro 2024, Saliba is not expected to start for his country – a remarkable exclusion given his season in north London. Instead, France will field a pairing of Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate and Bayern Munich centre-back Dayot Upamecano. Neither would start ahead of Saliba at club level, and yet Deschamps’ decision appears to be concrete. Saliba is likely to be the best centre-back not playing in Germany – a profile Gareth Southgate would l…

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