France boss Didier Deschamps has insisted Lucas Hernandez is "ready" to play a part in the Euro 2020 qualifier against Iceland, despite concerns from Bayern Munich over his fitness.
Hernandez had missed Bayern's last two matches with a knee injury but is part of France's squad for its games against Iceland and Turkey.
The Bundesliga champion tried to block France calling up the versatile defender for selection, believing he would be better off resting the issue.
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Club doctor Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt said earlier this week Hernandez will not be able to play any part in Reykjavík, but Deschamps suggested otherwise on the eve of the game with Iceland.
"He is ready. He feels good and has good feelings," Deschamps said at his pre-match news conference.
"We have done it gradually. He is sufficiently liberated from the injury he had. He is available. But to play 90 minutes, he must start and I can't be certain yet. But yes, he is available."
Kylian Mbappe, Paul Pogba and Hugo Lloris are all ruled out of the double-header with Iceland and Turkey, however, with the influential trio sidelined.
Deschamps admitted it is far from ideal being without key players but has called on others to step up.
"It is detrimental as a whole because they are very important players in the group," he said. "Also, in terms of leadership - Hugo is captain and Paul is an expressive leader.
"But there are others who are there and used to have this role like [Olivier] Giroud, [Raphael] Varane, [Blaise] Matuidi and [Steve] Mandanda.
"But it's clear that I prefer to have everyone available. I totally trust the players who are here."
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