Premier League legend, 33, sensationally called up for Euro 2024 despite not playing for the national team in two years

PREMIER LEAGUE legend N’Golo Kante has been called up by France coach Didier Deschamps ahead of Euro 2024.

Kante, 33, is one of the greatest midfielders ever to grace the English top flight, after two brilliant spells at Leicester and Chelsea.

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The Frenchman has been out of the spotlight for the past two years due to a hamstring injury he suffered during his final season at Stamford Bridge and his eventual move to Saudi Arabia.

The versatile midfielder currently plays for Al-Ittihad alongside another legendary France teammate, Karim Benzema.

Changing circumstances have also seen him excluded from the national team for the past two years, with his last game being against Denmark at home in the Nations League in 2022.

However, French coach Deschamps has not forgotten Kante and included him in his 25-man squad ahead of the summer tournament in Germany.

The Al-Ittihad star will join more Premier League stars such as West Ham’s Alphonse Areola, Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate and Arsenal’s William Saliba.

Kante will have the opportunity to add to his 53 caps, which include two goals.

The former Caen star will also be looking to complete the trifecta having already won the 2018 World Cup and the 2021 Nations League title.

Kante has also won every trophy available at club level, starting with Leicester’s sensational Premier League triumph in 2016.

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The French international was one of the players who led the Foxes to the greatest underdog story in football history.

Kante then moved to Chelsea the same summer and won another Prem title in 2017.

The midfielder also won the FA Cup in 2018, the Europa League in 2019 and the Championship League in 2021.

England manager Gareth Southgate will also announce his own squad soon.

France squad for Euro 2024

Here’s who France manager Didier Deschamps has called up for this summer’s Euro 2024

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

Defenders: Jonathan Clauss (Marseille), Theo Hernandez (AC Milan), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid), Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern from Munich) )

Midfielders: Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), Youssouf Fofana (Monaco), Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid), N’Golo Kante (Al-Ittihad), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus), Aurelien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid), Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint-Germain)

Advanced: Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint-Germain), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain), Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint-Germain), Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain) ), Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan)