The Arsenal players in
the France international squad would appear to have the edge on their Premier League rivals in the plans of the France manager Didier Deschamps, or at least for the opening game of the Euro 2016 tournament tonight against an unfancied Romania team.
Not exact matches
The report claims that Arsene Wenger is set for a meeting with the representatives of the Olympique Lyonnaias and
France international forward and the fact that Didier Deschamps has not included the prolific 25 - year old in his Euro 2016
squad means that Arsenal do not have that to interfere with our plans.
It is now a generally accepted truth that the best defender in the Arsenal
squad is the
France international Laurent Koscielny.
France international assistant coach Guy Stephan has called for him to leave as his current minutes is insufficient, and his place in the
international squad is at risk should things continue ahead of next summer's World Cup.
The
France international is not having the best of times at Old Trafford at the moment, looking under - confident and out of place in Mourinho's
squad for a variety of reasons.
The young Costa Rican
international Joel Campbell is yet to see much action since he finally joined the Arsenal playing
squad, having signed for the Gunners back in 2011 but having to spend the last three years out on loan in
France, Spain and Greece.
Don Balon have also recently claimed the
France international has a pre-contract agreement with United, while yesterday Don Balon added that he's already chosen his
squad number after fresh talks with Jose Mourinho.
I know that the Arsenal
squad does still contain the
France international right back Matthieu Debuchy, as the pictures on the Arsenal website of the players training before the Burnley match reminded us, while Rob Holding the young summer signing from Bolton Wanderers has played in the position as well as his more usual central defensive role.
Arsenal's supersub Olivier Giroud has been told by the
France coach Didier Deschamps that he will need to play regular first team football if he wants to be chosen for the
international squad at the World Cup in Russia this summer, and Giroud himself has admitted that he is desperate to go to what could be his large major tournament of his career.
The
France international right back, signed from Newcastle United this summer, has been talking about his new
squad, as reported by the Daily Mail, and the defender who has just turned 29 is very impressed with his new team mates.
With Arsenal failing or turning down the chance to sign a new centre forward to cover for the injured
France international Olivier Giroud, you would have to assume that Arsene Wenger thinks he has got enough options in the Arsenal
squad already to cope until Christmas.
Don Balon have previously claimed that the
France international has held talks with Jose Mourinho and even selected his
squad number at Old Trafford.
Both defenders were named in the Selecao
squad for the high - profile
international friendly against
France on Thursday evening, but have been forced to withdraw from the side due to injury.
The French
international has been frozen out by Jurgen Klopp for well over a year after a series of disciplinary issues, and in order to play regularly and rescue his place in the
France squad for the World Cup next summer, a move elsewhere was always going to be needed.
When it was announced that Arsene Wenger had finally got his man and the transfer of the
France international striker Alexandre Lacazette had completed his transfer from Lyon, one of the first of the current Arsenal
squad to say something about it was Mesut Ozil.
When the pre-season preparations of Arsenal began a few weeks ago, with most of the
squad jetting off to Australia first and then China, it was a little bit of a surprise to see the recently signed
France international star Alexandre Lacazette go with them.
You will not find many Arsenal fans who would disagree with the statement that the
France international centre back Laurent Koscielny is the best defender in the Gunners»
squad.
The available first team
squad trained at the Ciutat Esportiva with Lucas Digne returning for the first time after suffering a thigh injury three weeks on
international duty with
France.
England, who rank 16th, are without star striker Harry Kane for the
international double - header, while the
squads of the other nations studied here — Germany, Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, Belgium, Poland, Spain, Switzerland,
France and Chile — vary in size as the managers seek to give opportunities to fringe players ahead of making their final 23 - man selection.
The current 27 - man
squad boast fewer cumulative
international caps than any top - ten side, with their total of 506 fewer even than the likes of Switzerland and
France, whose bosses have selected only 23 and 24 players respectively in their most recent
squads.
He is joined in the
squad by the club's other summer signing, Bosnia - Herzegovina
international Sead Kolasinac, and fellow
France forward Olivier Giroud, who has been linked with a move away from Arsene Wenger's side this summer.
The former French footballer, Reveillere was a member of 2010 World Cup
squad and he made 20
international appearances for
France.
But the midfielder, part of Didier Deschamps»
France squad for Euro 2016, insists he is not thinking about a summer exit and is focused only on his
international duties.
Rennes are understood to be ready to cash in on Dembele, who has been called up to the
France under - 21
squad during the
international break, while his stock is so high this summer.
Having already been capped at every
international age level from under - 16 to under - 21, Sissoko was surprisingly called into
France's senior
squad in place of Vieira for the 1 - 0 World Cup qualifying victory in the Faroe Islands last August.
Spurs have been linked with the
France international recently as Mauricio Pochettino looks to bolster his
squad ahead of Premier League and Champions League campaigns next season, with Lemar one of a host of Monaco players who impressed during their Ligue 1 title win during 2015 - 16.
A late call - up to the
France squad for Euro 2016 after Raphael Varane had to drop out through injury, Samuel Umtiti looks set to win his first
international cap this summer after an impressive season with Lyon in Ligue 1.