Ben Arfa eyeing Euro 2016 with France

Hatem Ben Arfa continued his fine Ligue 1 form with a
brace against Saint-Etienne on Sunday and wants a
return to Didier Deschamps' squad.

Nice midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa has not given up hope of
returning to the France team in time for next year's UEFA Euro
2016.

After a forgettable 2014-15 campaign, Ben Arfa has hit the
ground running this season, with his brace in Nice's 4-1 win
over Saint-Etienne on Sunday making him Ligue 1's joint-top
goalscorer.

Ben Arfa's sparkling form has some believing he could make a
return for France and the 28-year-old, who has not represented
the national team since earning his 13th cap in 2012, admits an
international recall is on his mind.

"It's still far but why not," Ben Arfa said via L'Equipe when
quizzed about his hopes of making the European
Championships, which get underway on June 10, 2016.

"The France team has many good players. It is already a very
solid group that has been together for a long time, there is a
base.

"It is difficult to enter. But it's up to me to prove to the field to
try to be there."