PARIS: Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema looked poised to be included in France's squad for next month's European Championship in a surprise move by coach Didier Deschamps on Tuesday .
Benzema, who has scored 29 goals in all competitions for Real this season, has not played for Les Bleus since 2015 following a blackmailing scandal - over which he faces a trial in October.He also said in 2016 that Deschamps had"bowed to the pressure of a racist part of France" when leaving the player out of the Euros squad that year.
French newspaper Le Parisien reported on Tuesday that the 33-year-old, who scored 27 goals from 81 caps, would feature in Deschamps's 26-man squad.Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe, Kingsley Coman, Olivier Giroud, Ousmane Dembele, Wissam Ben Yedder and Anthony Martial should feature, with Benzema now being"considered" to be added, according to a report in Tuesday's L'Equipe sports daily.
Benzema was named best French player in a foreign league by the French professional footballers' union on Sunday. The European Championship, which was delayed by a year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, will start on Jun 11.
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