"I want to remain exclusively focused on this. We’ll talk about the future after the World Cup and see what happens," ujarnya.

Penampilan impresif Kone di Serie A yang membawa Roma finis di peringkat ketiga musim lalu turut mendapat pujian dari pengamat sepak bola Sky Sports dan BBC, Micah Richards.

"France with that forward line are up there too – people talk about their midfield [being weaker compared to 2018] but Kone in midfield is outstanding," kata Richards.

Mantan bek Inggris tersebut menilai kehadiran talenta-talenta baru di lini tengah Prancis sangat penting untuk menjaga keseimbangan tim bersama pemain senior lainnya.

"Zaïre-Emery has excelled there and in other positions. Kante is still there and you know you are going to get hard work.

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With all the talent in front, you need people behind them who know what needs to be done," tutur Richards.