Lyon goalkeeper Hugo Lloris will captain France at Euro 2012, national coach Laurent Blanc announced yesterday.
The France squad are in Bremen for a friendly game with Germany today and at his pre-game press conference, Blanc was asked whether Lloris would lead his side in this summer’s tournament in Poland and Ukraine.
“You can think that, yes,” he replied.
Lloris made his international debut in a friendly game with Uruguay in November 2008 and has since won 30 caps.
“I think that Hugo offers the most guarantees in this role,” explained Blanc.
“He’ll wear the armband, but don’t forget that he’s not the only important one in the squad. He seems to have the control and the clarity that you need for the role.”
Blanc had revealed last week that Lloris, 25, was on a three-man shortlist to wear the armband, alongside centre-back Philippe Mexes and left-back Eric Abidal.