with Olivier Giroud and Mike Maignan, the surprises Bradley Barcola and N’Golo Kanté… Discover Didier Deschamps’ list for Germany

Despite recent injuries, Aurélien Tchouaméni and Mike Maignan are present in the group, as is Bradley Barcola, called up for the first time.

The European adventure begins for the Blues. Didier Deschamps revealed the list of players who will wear the France team jersey for Euro 2024 in Germany (June 14-July 14), Thursday May 16. The French coach chose to call 25 players around the captain and headliner Kylian Mbappé. The captains Antoine Griezmann and Olivier Giroud (who has just announced his departure to Los Angeles), the only players to exceed 100 caps, are very present.

The big surprise on the list is the presence of N’Golo Kanté, who left in the summer of 2023 to play in Saudi Arabia. More anticipated, the sensation Bradley Barcola (21 years old), who has never yet been called up to the France A team, will join his PSG teammates among the Blues. Injured in recent weeks, Mike Maignan and Aurélien Tchouaméni are very present. To compensate for the absence of Lucas Hernandez, the Blues staff chose to recall Ferland Mendy, who has not worn the international jersey since the fall of 2022.

The Blues have two friendly matches on the program to prepare for their tournament, against Luxembourg in Metz on June 5, and against Canada in Bordeaux on June 9. They will start their Euro on June 17 against Austria, in Düsseldorf.

The list of 25 Blues

Guardians (3) : Mike Maignan (28 years old, AC Milan, 14 caps), Brice Samba (30 years old, Lens, 3 caps), Alphonse Aréola (31 years old, West Ham, 5 caps)

Defenders (8) : Jonathan Clauss (31 years old, Marseille, 12 caps), Jules Koundé (25 years old, Barcelona, ​​26 caps), Benjamin Pavard (28 years old, Inter Milan, 53 caps), Ibrahima Konaté (24 years old, Liverpool, 14 caps), William Saliba (23 years old, Arsenal, 13 caps), Dayot Upamecano (24 years old, Bayern Munich, 18 caps), Théo Hernandez (26 years old, AC Milan, 25 caps), Ferland Mendy (28 years old, Real Madrid, 9 caps) .

Backgrounds (7) : Eduardo Camavinga (21 years old, Real Madrid, 15 caps), Youssouf Fofana (25 years old, Monaco, 17 caps), Antoine Griezmann (33 years old, Atletico Madrid, 127 caps), N’Golo Kanté (33 years old, Al-Ittihad , 53 caps), Adrien Rabiot (29 caps, Juventus, 43 caps), Aurélien Tchouaméni (24 years old, Real Madrid, 31 caps), Warren Zaire-Emery (18 years old, PSG, 2 caps).

Attackers (7) : Bradley Barcola (21 years old, PSG, no caps), Kingsley Coman (27 years old, Bayern Munich, 55 caps), Ousmane Dembélé (27 years old, PSG, 43 caps), Olivier Giroud (37 years old, AC Milan, 131 caps) , Randal Kolo Muani (25 years old, PSG, 15 caps), Kylian Mbappé (25 years old, PSG, 77 caps), Marcus Thuram (26 years old, Inter Milan, 18 caps).