The stars were relaxed as they arrived at the national team training base in Clairefontaine on Monday, March 21 for the first day of practice ahead of their friendlies.

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Didier Deschamps included West Ham star Dimitri Payet and Leicester ace N'Golo Kante for the upcoming international friendlies.

Payet was last called up for the national team in June 2015, when he featured for 45 minutes in the 1-0 defeat at the hands of Albania, but he has now earned himself a recall following his fine performances for West Ham.

Kante, meanwhile, is in line to make his debut for the Euro 2016 hosts, having been one of the revelations of this Premier League season.

Manchester United's Morgan Schneiderlin, Nice forward Hatem Ben Arfa and Manchester City defender Eliaquim Mangala are missing.

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Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema remains unavailable following his FFF-imposed suspension for his alleged role in the extortion case involving fellow France international Mathieu Valbuena, who has also been left out of the squad by Deschamps.

Other notable absentees include Inter's Geoffrey Kondogbia and Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette.

France take on Netherlands in Amsterdam on March 25, before locking horns with Russia in Paris four days later.

Squad in full:

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

Defenders: Bacary Sagna (Manchester City), Cristophe Jallet (Lyon), Patrice Evra (Juventus), Lucas Digne (Roma), Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), Jeremy Mathieu (Barcelona)

Midfielders: Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace), Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain), Paul Pogba (Juventus), Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United), Lassana Diarra (Marseille) N'Golo Kante (Leicester City).

Attackers: Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Olivier Giroud (Arsenal), Andre-Pierre Gignac (Tigres), Anthony Martial (Manchester United), Dimitri Payet (West Ham United)