Middle men

Euro 2016: Belgium name 23-man squad for France — with only FOUR nominated midfielders

Marouane Fellaini, Eden Hazard, Kevin de Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku all set to star in a talented Red Devils squad

Alex Terrel

Published: 15:37, 2 Jun 2016

Marouane Fellaini has been named in Belgium's Euro 2016 squad

BELGIUM have named their squad for Euro 2016 — with only FOUR nominated midfielders.

Premier League stars Marouane Fellaini, Eden Hazard, Kevin de Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku all set to star in a talented Red Devils squad.

Tottenham team-mates Mousa Dembele, Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld all make the cut as well as keeper Thibaut Courtois.

Liverpool pals Simon Miognolet and Divock Origi are also in, as is Champions League final snogger Yannick Carrasco and Chelsea target Radja Nainggolan.

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Marc Wilmots had been rocked by injuries to his defence, with Nicolas Lombaerts and Dedryck Boyata recently ruled out, along with Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany.

Of course the likes of De Bruyne and Hazard could also be considered midfielders, but certainly have attacking instinct.

Belgium finished ahead of Wales in their Euro 2016 qualifying group, despite losing to Chris Coleman’s side in Cardiff.

They beat Switzerland 2-1 on Saturday night and have two friendlies against Finland and Norway to get themselves ready for France.

Belgium keeper Thibaut Courtois training ahead of Euro 2016 — Belgium and Chelsea keeper Thibaut Courtois training ahead of Euro 2016Credit: AP:Associated Press

Eden Hazard is the star player in Marc Wilmots' squad but has had a poor season for Chelsea — Eden Hazard is the star player in Marc Wilmots' squad but has had a poor seasonCredit: Getty Images

Belgium have two more friendlies before the tournament starts — The Belgium squad are put through their paces ahead of the tournament in FranceCredit: Getty Images

The Red Devils have a tough group with Italy, Sweden and Republic of Ireland making up Group E — Wilmots’ side face the Azzurri on June 13.

Belgium5 — Former Arsenal man Thomas Vermaelen is part of Belgium's injury-hit defence

Belgium 23-man Euro 2016 squad

GOALKEEPERS: Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea), Jean-Francois Gillet (Mechelen), Simon Mignolet (Liverpool).

DEFENDERS: Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham), Laurent Ciman (Montreal Impact), Jason Denayer (Galatasaray), Christian Kabasele (Genk), Jordan Lukaku (Oostende), Thomas Meunier (Club Brugge), Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona), Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham).

MIDFIELDERS: Mousa Dembele (Tottenham), Marouane Fellaini (Man Utd), Radja Nainggolan (Roma), Axel Witsel (Zenit).

STRIKERS: Michy Batshuayi (Marseille), Christian Benteke (Liverpool), Yannick Carrasco (Atletico), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Romelu Lukaku (Everton), Dries Mertens (Napoli), Divock Origi (Liverpool).