Celtic star Moussa Dembele has been in fine form after returning from injury.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has backed Moussa Dembele to force his way into the France national team squad ahead of the World Cup in Russia.
The 21-year-old forward has never won a full cap for his country. However, he has recently impressed while playing for the U-21’s where he scored a 12 minute hat-trick against Slovenia.
Dembele struggled with fitness at the start of the season, but he has recovered fully from hamstring problems and has been firing cylinders again.
The exciting young forward has scored five goals in his last six games for Celtic.
Rodgers says that there are a group of talented players ahead of him in the French squad at the moment, but if he keeps on performing then there could be an opportunity for him.
“He’s up to speed in his fitness. He’s scoring goals for his club and got a great hat-trick for the France Under-21s,” said Rodgers, as quoted by The Scottish Sun.
“The only thing is that there is a group of really talented players in front of him in the France squad at the moment.
“But if he keeps knocking on the door, you never know. It may open.
“For all those boys, between now and the end of the season, they will want to be in with a chance of that and they’ll need to play well.”
Dembele is expected to play in Wednesday’s emotional return to his home city Paris for the Champions League tie in PSG.
Meanwhile, Celtic maintained their unbeaten run in the 2017-18 domestic season. The Bhoys defeated Ross County 1-0 in the Scottish Premier League on Saturday.
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