Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi says he was woken from an afternoon nap to hear the news that he had made France's national team squad.
The 20-year-old has been promoted from the U21 team after a fine start to the season.
"I was having an afternoon nap, someone knocked at my door, but I didn't hear it, because I was asleep," Guendouzi said. "Then the coach (Sylvain Ripoll) rang me, he said it was me who knocked etc, so I went to see him directly.
"He said: 'We need to speak, I really like you, but you need to go.'
"I was confused, I was like, where? He said: 'The A team.'
"In my head I was like wow, I didn't believe it initially because 10 minutes earlier I was sleeping. I thought I was still in a dream.
"Then the coach spoke to me some more, explained the situation that I was with the senior team and it's a dream.
"Thankfully I took a shower after, so that it could properly sink in. I think the coach can describe my reaction better than I can, but my eyes popped out of my head."
He added: "It is a big surprise for me today. This is a dream of mine since I was a kid.
"This is extraordinary, I think that any French player would want to be in this team.
"It is ginormous. There aren't enough words to describe how it feels."
