Spurs target Diarra makes French squad, Schneiderlin doesn't

Didier Deschamps has announced the French squad for the upcoming European Championships. Spurs captain Hugo Lloris, also the French national captain is of course selected.

Spurs-captain-Hugo-Lloris


Tottenham target Lassana Diarra has earned a place thanks to his impressive performances for Marseille. Another target, Alexandre Lacazette at Lyon hasn't made it into the squad, he in amongst the reserves.

 Two former targets are also amongst the reserves, Adrien Rabiot of PSG and Morgan Schneiderlin of Manchester United.

Goalkeepers: Benoît Costil (Rennes), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur), Steve Mandanda (Marseille)

Defenders: Lucas DIGNE (Rome), Patrice EVRA (Juventus), Christophe JALLET (Lyon), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), Eliaquim MANGALA (Manchester City), Jérémy MATHIEU (Barcelona), Bacary SAGNA (Manchester City), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid)

Midfielders: Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace), Lassana Diarra (Marseille), N'Golo KANTE (Leicester City), Blaise Matuidi (PSG), Paul Pogba (Juventus), Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle)

Forwards: Kingsley COMAN (Bayern Monaco), André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres), Olivier GIROUD (Arsenal), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Anthony MARTIAL (Manchester United), Dimitri PAYET (West Ham)

Reserves: Alphonse AREOLA (Villarreal), Hatem BEN ARFA (Nice), Kévin Gameiro (Sevilla), Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), Adrien Rabiot (PSG), Morgan Schneiderlin (Manchester United), Djibril SIDIBE (Lille), Samuel Umtiti ( Lyon