France include PSG target Kylian Mbappe but Ousmane Dembele overlooked

Monaco sensation Mbappe was linked with a potential move to the Premier League for much of the current window but now appears destined to stay in Ligue 1 with Paris St Germain.

He has featured in only one of the reigning French champions' three league games thus far due to the speculation over his future but that has not prevented him from being selected by national coach Didier Deschamps.

The same cannot be said for Dembele, who has been absent from Borussia Dortmund's training sessions amid talk of a move to Barcelona.

Deschamps said at a press conference broadcast on the website of the French Football Federation: "Ousmane has not trained for 15 days, he is waiting for a possible transfer and he has put himself in difficulty in his relationship with his club.

"He has chosen this hard stance, I am not judging him but I cannot take the risk of selecting a player who has marginalised himself. It is up to players and their representatives to decide what is best for the player.

"I have spoken to him about it and he is hoping everything is resolved quickly.

"There is a lot of noise around (Mbappe) as well but even if he has not been involved in Monaco's last two matches, he is active and training. He just has not had the game-time."