Midfielder N’Golo Kante will return to strengthen the French nationwide staff, after coach Didier Deschamps, Thursday (16/5), introduced the 25 gamers who will fill the Les Bleus squad for the 2024 European Cup.
Kante left English Premier League membership Chelsea final summer time to hitch Saudi Arabian facet Al Ittihad. Because of this, he has been absent from defending the French nationwide staff since June 2022.
“He performed the complete season (Kante had a number of damage issues whereas nonetheless at Chelsea), though not within the European league, as a result of he was in Saudi Arabia,” Deschamps instructed French tv station TF1.
“He’s absolutely match. With N’Golo Kante’s expertise, I’m certain the French nationwide staff will probably be even stronger,” he added.
Kante is a shock addition to Deschamps’ squad, however the 33-year-old’s expertise will little question assist children reminiscent of Warren Zaire-Emery and Bradley Barcola, who’ve additionally been known as as much as the squad after sturdy performances with Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain.
Star striker Kylian Mbappe can also be within the squad together with Antoine Griezmann, Olivier Giroud and Arsenal defender William Lintasa.
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“Very completely happy to be on the record, it is likely one of the greatest competitions to play in with France and I’m very completely happy to have the ability to signify my nation,” stated Zaire-Emery.
The 18-year-old participant added that he was grateful to have acquired particular dispensation to postpone his last faculty exams so he might present his greatest on the European Cup which was held in the summertime.
“I requested to do it in September, in order that I can settle down and concentrate on soccer,” he stated
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After defeat within the last in 2016 and an early exit in 2021, France heads into Euro 2024 as one of many
Favourite staff to turn out to be champion.
France will begin their Euro 2024 journey in Germany on June 17 in opposition to the Austrian nationwide staff, earlier than dealing with the Dutch nationwide staff 4 days later and finishing their group part by assembly the Polish nationwide staff on June 25.
The next is a listing of gamers known as up by the French nationwide staff for the 2024 European Cup:
Kiper: Alphonse Areola (West Ham United), Mike Maignan (AC Milan), Brice Samba (Lens)
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Bek: Jonathan Clauss (Marseille), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), William Lintasa (Arsenal), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), Theo Hernandez (AC Milan), Ferland Mendy (Actual Madrid), Benjamin Pavard (Bayern Munich), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich )
Midfielder: N’Golo Kante (Al Ittihad), Eduardo Camavinga (Actual Madrid), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Aurelien Tchouameni (Actual Madrid), Warren Zaire-Emery (Paris Saint-Germain) Youssouf Fofana AS Monaco)
Attacker: Kylian Mbappe (PSG), Bradley Barcola (PSG), Ousmane Dembele (PSG), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan), Randal Kolo Muani (PSG) , Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) (Ant/Z-1)
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