The mystery is solved. Didier Deschamps announced Thursday evening a list of twenty-five Blues who will play Euro 2024 in Germany (from June 14 to July 14). As expected, the coach chose to call up the young Parisian striker Bradley Barcola (21 years old) for the first time and to recall the left side of Real Madrid, Ferland Mendy, who has not worn the French jersey since September 2022. But he also had quite a surprise: the return of N’Golo Kanté.
At 33, the Al-Ittihad midfielder had a full season in Saudi Arabia, without any major injuries, and Deschamps considers that he has evolved at a competitive enough level to be included in the Blues group for the Euro . The 2018 world champion (53 caps) had not worn the tricolor jersey since June 2022, during a defeat against Denmark in the Nations League (1-2).
Guardians (3)
Alphonse Areola (West Ham, ANG)
Mike Maignan (AC Milan, Italy)
Brice Samba (Lens)
Defenders (8)
Jonathan Clauss (Marseille)
Theo Hernandez (AC Milan, ITA)
Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool, THE)
Jules Koundé (FC Barcelona, ESP)
Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid, ESP)
Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan, ITA)
William Saliba (Arsenal, ANG)
Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich, ALL)
Backgrounds (7)
Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid, ESP)
Youssouf Fofana (Monaco)
Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid, ESP)
N’Golo Kanté (Al-Ittihad, ARS)
Adrien Rabiot (Juventus Turin, ITA)
Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid, ESP)
Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris-SG)
Attackers (7)
Bradley Barcola (Paris-SG)
Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich, ALL)
Ousmane Dembélé (Paris-SG)
Olivier Giroud (AC Milan, ITA)
Randal Kolo Muani (Paris-SG)
Kylian Mbappé (Paris-SG)
Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan, ITA)
