The 29-year-old is also France's first-choice goalkeeper, having replaced World Cup-winning captain Hugo Lloris, who retired after Les Bleus' World Cup final defeat to Argentina. Maignan is now the country's vice-captain and was named in the Euro 2024 team of the tournament last summer.

Enzo Maresca says Robert Sanchez will remain Chelsea’s No1 for the remainder of the season — but is “far, far, far” from playing at the level he wants from his goalkeeper. The Spaniard was the Blues’ first choice goalkeeper last season after his transfer from Brighton and has remained the go-to man in goal this season.

Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, has insisted that he will continue to “trust” error-prone goalkeeper Robert Sánchez. However, Maresca has warned that he wants to see a positive reaction from Sanchez after his latest mistake in the 3-1 defeat to Manchester City on Saturday.