Thuram set to rejoin Zidane and Makelele in French fold

JUVENTUS defender Lilian Thuram looks set to follow Zinedine Zidane and Claude Makelele in coming out of international retirement after receiving a call-up from the French football federation for the friendly against the Ivory Coast on August 17.

Juventus coach Fabio Capello confirmed that Thuram has been named in the French squad for match in Montpellier. “This morning a letter arrived calling him up for the game in Montpellier,” Capello was quoted as saying by Italian news agency ANSA.

However, the news has not been confirmed by Thuram, who quit the French team after Euro 2004.