France's squad for the European Championship: Mbappe leads, Kante returns, with a total value of 1.25 billion euros

Chengdu Business Daily Red Star News

2024-05-17 10:57Published on the official account of Red Star News of Chengdu Business Daily, Sichuan

On Thursday, local time, the French team's 2024 Euro Championship squad was released, Mbappe, Griezmann, Giroud, Camavinga and others were selected, Kante returned after two years, and Nkunku, Olise and others were not selected. According to German transfer statistics, the total value of the French team has reached 1.25 billion euros! Among them, Mbappe has the highest 180 million euros, and Tchouameni and Camavinga are both 90 million euros. Compared with the 799 million yuan of the German team's 27-man roster, the total value of the French team is nearly 450 million euros higher.

France's squad for the European Championships:

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

Defenders: Klaus (Marseille), Theo Hernandez (AC Milan), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), Ferran Mendy (Real Madrid), Pavard (Inter), Saliba (Arsenal), Upamecano (Bayern)

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

Forwards: Barcola (Paris), Coman (Bayern Munich), Dembele (Paris), Giroud (Milan/Los Angeles FC), Muani (Paris), Kylian Mbappe (Paris), Thuram (Inter)

France coach Didier Deschamps only used 25 places for the 26 players he could call up for the tournament, and Deschamps explained at a press conference: "After selecting 25 men, I think we have enough people to need. Edouard Mendy can play on the left or right, but there are already four in the middle. ”

The biggest surprise on this list was Didier Deschamps' decision to recall the 33-year-old midfielder N'Golo Kante, who plays for Saudi Jeddah United Club. N'Golo Kante was a man behind France's 2018 World Cup triumph but has not been included in the squad since France's 2-1 match against Denmark in the UEFA Nations League on 3 June 2022 and has worked very hard to return to the Blues for Qatar but injury has forced him to give up. N'Golo Kante then went to Saudi Arabia and most thought he had de facto bid farewell to France.

Why re-recruit N'Golo Kante? Deschamps said: "The last time he wore the national team shirt was back in June 2022. Since then, his situation has been quite turbulent, and he has not played for a long time due to a serious injury, which also made him miss the World Cup. However, we kept an eye on his form in the following seasons and he still showed impressive footballing talent. Currently, he is continuing his football career in Saudi Arabia. I always believed in his ability to regain his former glory on the pitch, so I decided to call him back to the national team. This is because, with the addition of N'Golo Kante, the strength of the French team will be further improved. ”

France will be in Group D with Poland, the Netherlands and Austria in the first group game. Before the European Championships, France will also play warm-up matches against Luxembourg and Canada.

Edited by Ou Peng

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