UNBELEIVEABLE: France team bus leaves Premier League player behind as he got tested for drugs after Poland clash

William Saliba has been selected as France’s response to Kevin McCallister, despite the fact that Christmas is still six months away.

This is due to the fact that the Arsenal defender emerged from a drugs test following France’s final group game at Euro 2024 to discover that his teammates had already departed without him, a situation reminiscent of the character’s discovery that his family had abandoned him in the 1990 film Home Alone.

L’Equipe reports that Saliba was summoned for an arbitrarily selected doping control after Les Bleus had just been held by an impressive Poland side at Borussia Dortmund’s Westfalenstadion.

The 23-year-old, however, was unable to produce the goods and was not prepared to depart the stadium until 10:30 p.m. His French teammates had already departed at 9 p.m.

However, this was not entirely Home Alone, as members of the French coaching staff remained to accompany Saliba back to their Bad Lippspringe training base.

Saliba’s scheduling was not optimal, as the players’ families were scheduled to visit the training complex for the next few days between the group stages and the knockout rounds.

Didier Deschamps, the manager, stated, “The family break will be extremely beneficial.”

“It is crucial to spend time with them during this competition.” After that, we will proceed to the round of 16. It will be beneficial for morale.

Saliba was anticipated to serve as a backup option for Les Bleus, following Dayot Upamecano and Ibrahima Konate, but Deschamps unexpectedly selected him to start the tournament. He has since played every minute for the team.

Saliba’s impressive Euro 2024 performances will not be a surprise to Premier League supporters, given his heroics for Arsenal. Deschamps clarified why it took him some time to secure a starting position.

The head coach clarified, “He has had a successful season.” “I observe him engaging in activities that I find objectionable; however, he is consistently summoned.”

“I am aware that I haven’t put him in the best situations, in matches with a lot of changes.”

France, who were considered the joint favourites of the tournament with England, have followed the Three Lions in their failure to meet their expectations thus far.

Following an unconvincing opening victory over Austria, they proceeded to draw 0-0 with the Netherlands and then score 1-1 against a Poland team that was already eliminated from the tournament.

France was relegated to second in their mini-table as a result of Austria’s 3-2 victory over the Netherlands on the concluding matchday of Group D, which was attributed to the heroics of Ralf Rangnick.

This implies that they will be pitted against the second-placed team in Group E in the final 16. It is uncertain who will be selected, as Romania, Belgium, Slovakia, and Ukraine are presently tied on three points.