France's European Championship list: worth 1.25 billion, the Ballon d'Or superstar missed the return, and Chelsea's dream of a striker was shattered

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2024-05-17 10:41Posted in Guangdong sports creators

On May 17, Beijing time, the French team officially announced the squad for the 2024 Euro Championship, led by captain Mbappe, Kante also officially returned, and the names of Maignan, Camavinga, Giroud, Griezmann, Pavard and other stars are also impressively listed. As the saying goes, some people are happy and some are sad, and some have failed to win Deschamps' favor and have not been able to participate in this European Cup.

Compared with the last European Championship, the French team has retained a total of 11 players in the squad, and it should be noted that as in the 2022 Qatar World Cup, France coach Didier Deschamps only selected 25 players when the squad was capped at 26 people. It is not surprising that Mbappe, Giroud and Griezmann are all listed, and the biggest surprise is the return of Kante, although he did not play in the Qatar World Cup and played in the Saudi league, Kante still used his strength to regain the trust of Deschamps.

Benzema, who also plays for Jeddah United, is not so lucky, the former Real Madrid No. 9 also came to the Saudi league last summer, but Benzema, who has a high salary, has a bit of a mess, scoring 16 goals in 32 games so far this season, which seems to be not bad in terms of efficiency, but his too lazy attitude on the field still attracted the dissatisfaction of the coach and fans. In the last European Championship, Benzema once returned to the national team and beat Giroud to become the main player, and also scored three goals, and also won the UEFA Nations League, but then the relationship with Deschamps broke down again, even if he won the Ballon d'Or, Benzema still failed to regain the call-up.

In contrast, it is a pity that Nkunku at Chelsea was not selected, the 26-year-old Nkunku has won two doubles at RB Leipzig for two consecutive years, and also won the Bundesliga Golden Boot last season; He was selected for the French squad in the last World Cup, but unfortunately withdrew due to injury in the final team training. After moving to Chelsea last summer, he was hampered by injuries and scored just three goals in 14 appearances so far this season, which also led to his exclusion from France's squad for the European Championships, despite his current worth of €70 million in Germany.

As a result, Nkunku will have to wait until two years later at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, where Nkunku has made 10 appearances for the French national team and has yet to score his first goal. In addition, in addition to Lloris, who withdrew from the national team, Vara and other players, including Disasi, Digne, Lacazette, Ben Yedder and other players, were also not called up. According to the statistics of the German transfer market website, the total value of the French national team's European Cup squad is as high as 1.25 billion euros, and it is the biggest favorite to win the championship.

France squad for Euro 2024

Goalkeepers: Areola (West Ham), Maignan (Milan), Blaise Samba (Lens)

Defenders: Jules Kounde (Barcelona), Jonathan Klos (Marseille), Pavard (Inter Milan), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), Yupamicano (Bayern Munich), Saliba (Arsenal), Theo Hernandez (Milan), Ferran Mendy (Real Madrid)

Midfielders: Camavinga (Real Madrid), Youssef Fofana (Monaco), N'Golo Kante (Jeddah United), Rabiot (Juventus), Zaire Emery (Paris Saint-Germain), Tchouameni (Real Madrid), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)

Forwards: Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain), Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles), Kolo Muani (Paris Saint-Germain), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), Barcola (Paris Saint-Germain)

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