Rabiot hopes World Cup will decide his future amid Juventus uncertainty

Adrien Rabiot hopes an impressive World Cup campaign with France will help land him a contract at Juventus or elsewhere before his contract with the Bianconeri expires next year.

Having been left out of Didier Deschamps' squad when France won their second World Cup in 2018, Rabiot could make his tournament debut in Tuesday's Group D opener against Australia.< /p>

With his contract with Juventus due to expire at the end of this season, Rabiot was heavily linked with a move to Manchester United during the last transfer window.

The midfielder is likely to play regularly in Qatar after Paul Pogba and N'Golo Kante were expelled from the tournament, and he hopes to impress Juventus - or any potential suitors - with his performances.

"It excites me to be here and probably a starter. I'd rather be in this position of 2022 than four years ago," Rabiot said on Friday.

"It's a chance to be there as a starter for such a competition. I don't know if it's a turning point, but it can help me.

"Contractually, I am in my last year at Juve. This can help me for the future."

The absence of Pogba, who scored in France's 2018 World Cup final win over Croatia, is a blow to Les Bleus' hopes of becoming the first team to retain the trophy since Brazil in 1962.

Rabiot says teammate Bianconeri told him to take on a similar leadership role with his country as he does in Turin.

"We see each other every day. We talked a lot about the competition," Rabiot added. "Did he give me advice? Not necessarily.

"He encouraged us and said he would follow us. He asked me to pull this team and this environment like I do at Juve."