Juventus are waiting to assess Zeki Celik after the defender withdrew from Turkiye’s Nations League meeting with France because of a thigh problem.
The match is scheduled to begin in Bordeaux at 19.45 GMT (20.45 CET). Turkiye and France are in the same Nations League group as Italy, who face Belgium in Brussels this evening.
Celik had been selected in Turkiye’s starting XI, but was forced to leave the pitch during the warm-up after appearing to suffer an injury.
A representative of the Turkish Football Federation told media that the former Roma full-back had felt tightness in the back of his left thigh. He subsequently pulled out of the squad and was replaced in the starting line-up by Baris Alper Yilmaz.
The withdrawal is a concern for Juventus because Celik had only recently returned from injury. The club will therefore be anxious that the latest issue could represent a recurrence of the previous problem.
It is also a setback for Turkiye, who are already facing relegation from Nations League A after taking zero points from their opening five matches.
Celik’s condition will be evaluated once he returns to Turin following international duty.
