Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate had to cut short his holiday with friends in Mykonos after receiving his first senior France call-up late last week.
The 22-year-old was enjoying some down time after a busy season with the Reds when he received the call. He joined up with the team over the weekend and was named on the bench for their 1-1 draw against Croatia in the Nations League on Monday.
Konate wasn't named in the initial squad selected by coach Didier Deschamps, who has a number of world class centre backs at his disposal. However, after Manchester United's Raphael Varane was forced to withdraw due to a muscular injury, it was the former RB Leipzig man who got the nod.
