In the evening, Didier Deschamps announced the squad for the upcoming European Championships in Germany at a press conference. There is also a big surprise. N’Golo Kanté did it. The 33-year-old has not been part of the Équipe Tricolore since 2022 and has been playing for Al Ittihad in Saudi Arabia since last summer.
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Deschamps is only counting on two professionals from the Bundesliga for his project: Kingsley Coman and Dayot Upamecano from FC Bayern. Instead of the possible 26 players, the Les Bleus coach only nominated 25.
The squad
Goalkeeper: Mike Maignan (AC Mailand), Brice Samba (RC Lens), Alphonse Areola (West Ham United)
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Defense: Theo Hernandez (AC Milan), Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid), Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan), Ibrahima Konaté (FC Liverpool), Jonathan Clauss (Olympique Marseille), Jules Koundé (FC Barcelona), William Saliba (FC Arsenal), Dayot Upamecano (FC Bayern)
Midfield: Adrien Rabiot (Juventus Turin), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), Warren Zaire-Emery (PSG), Youssouf Fofana (AS Monaco) Ittihad)
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Attack: Bradley Barcola (PSG), Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern), Kylian Mbappe (PSG), Marcus Thuram (Inter Mailand), Olivier Giroud (AC Mailand), Ousmane Dembele (PSG)
2024-05-16 18:32:49
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