France coach Deschamps has some choices to make

fleet-footed Mendy combined well down the left with Lemar, his Monaco teammate. Mendy is the best crosser France has had at fullback since Bixente Lizarazu, who won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.

But most impressive among the new crop is Mbappe.

The young forward scored 26 goals for Monaco, and was not overawed against the best defenders in the Champions League. Monaco has been fending off offers of more than €120 million for him, with Real Madrid reportedly interested.

“We’re going to go away as a family and we’re going to think it over,” said Mbappe, who is represented by his father. “We’ll have to sort through things.”

The maturity of Mbappe’s game is astonishing for his age.

He can make runs from wide, using his electric pace and quick feet to cause mayhem cutting in from the left. When at centre forward, he is equally good with his back to goal or running at defenders.

Mbappe is a lethal finisher and an excellent passer. He set up Dembele’s winner against England by using his upper-body strength to shrug off a defender before feeding him a cushioned pass into his stride.

“I feed off his qualities. Every time I lift my head up he’s making a run, and I know where to find him,” said Dembele, who is arguably quicker than Mbappe. “I have a really good understanding with Thomas and Kylian. We just play our own game, like we do for our clubs.”