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00:00 It's one of the biggest surprises of Didier Deschamps' announcement.
00:04 After being transferred last year in the Saudi-owned Al-Itihab club, N'Golo Kanté was given a
00:09 shock recall to the French squad ahead of the Euro this summer.
00:13 "I took this decision because I consider that the French team will be stronger with
00:20 him.
00:24 He was able to regain all his football and athletic abilities by playing a lot of matches."
00:30 He'll be playing alongside the newcomer Bradley Barcola, who also made the squad after a glowing
00:35 Ligue 1 season with the Paris Saint-Germain.
00:37 "What he had done was very interesting and he has done other things since then.
00:44 He has that ability to create differences and score goals."
00:50 Apart from these changes, the core of the team remains unchanged.
00:54 Despite an injury, goalkeeper Mike Mignon should keep his spot between the posts.
00:58 Same for Aurelien Tramény, who also recently hurt his left foot.
01:03 The much-awaited star attacker Kylian Mbappé was also included in the squad, as were Antoine
01:08 Griezmann and Olivier Giroud.
01:10 The aim is of course to bring the trophy home for the third time, but the coach remains
01:14 cautious.
01:15 "First of all, let's think about the knockout stages.
01:20 Winning those is the first objective.
01:22 That would be a good sign.
01:23 Then we'll see."
01:25 France will be playing two friendly matches against Luxembourg and Canada before travelling
01:30 to Germany for the tournament, where they'll face Austria on June 17.