French team: Karim Benzema says he is "so proud" of this return in blue

He is back.

As announced in the morning by Le Parisien-Today in France, Karim Benzema is well in the list, unveiled Tuesday evening, of the 26 players selected by Didier Deschamps to play the Euro (June 11-July 11).

A reunion with the Blues almost six years after his last selection in October 2015 which delighted the center forward of Real Madrid.

The latter spoke in the evening via his Twitter account.

“So proud of this return to the France team and of the trust placed in me.

Thank you to my family, my friends, my club, to you ... and to all those who have always supported me and give me strength on a daily basis, ”said the 33-year-old striker on the social network. .

A message that he accompanied with the hashtags "Go the Blues", "Euro 2021", "Blessed" (Editor's note: blessed in English), and "AlHamdullilah" (Editor's note: Praise be to God in Arabic) as well as a photo of him under the tricolor jersey.

A post also posted on his Instagram account.

So proud of this return to the France team and the trust that I am given.

Thank you to my family, my friends, my club, to you ... and to all those who have always supported me and give me strength on a daily basis 🙏🏼 #AllezLesBleus # Euro2021 #Blessed #AlHamdullilah pic.twitter.com/ b8PJj1BATm

- Karim Benzema (@Benzema) May 18, 2021

Before that, Karim Benzema had retweeted congratulatory messages, including that of his equipment supplier Adidas, his former agent Karim Djaziri or, more surprisingly, the former candidate (Les Républicains) for mayor of Paris, Rachida Dati.

But the message that attracted the most attention is the one tweeted by PSG striker Kylian Mbappé.

KB x KM 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/72smmr87f2

- Kylian Mbappé (@KMbappe) May 18, 2021

The world champion, who has never evolved with the center-forward of Real Madrid at the Blues, shared a montage showing the two men, dressed in the tricolor jersey, heading towards each other to type in hands.

An image that is already shaking the defenses of the Euro.