France manager Didier Deschamps hails 'soldier' Moussa Sissoko

France manager Didier Deschamps has heaped praise on Tottenham midfielder Moussa Sissoko.

The former Newcastle man, who impressed so much at his home European Championships Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino paid £30million for his services the following deadline day, is slowly emerging as an important figure in north London.

The midfielder initially struggled to settle following his then club-record move to White Hart Lane. However, in his first full season at the club the Frenchman has become a more consistent feature of Pochettino’s plans.

Deschamps, who will be keeping a keen eye on the 28-year-old ahead of the World Cup in Russia this summer, has hailed Sissoko as a ‘prototype of a soldier’ and says he’s a popular figure in the France dressing room.

“One just has to look at the Euro final to see what he is capable of,” Deschamps told SFR Sport.

“Aside from that, if you are going to ask him to do what Kylian Mbappé or Kingsley Coman does, he is a completely different player.”

He added: “I like him, he is not my teacher’s pet, but I would say that Moussa is the prototype of a soldier, he has gone from Toulouse to working under Pochettino, even if with the latter it was initially a little difficult.

“He does not complain, whether he plays 2 minutes, 10 minutes, 20 minutes or starts the match.

“He is very well liked by his team-mates and feared by his opponents.”