Tottenham midfielder Moussa Sissoko has earned the praise of France manager Didier Deschamps after reviving his career with Spurs this season.

Sissoko, a club record £30million signing from Newcastle in the summer of 2016, only stayed at Tottenham due to a lack of offers during the transfer window but has made the most of his shot at redemption over recent weeks.

The 28-year-old has started four of Spurs’ seven Premier League games and scored his first goal for the club in Saturday’s 4-0 win at Huddersfield.

His improved form has also earned Sissoko a return to the France squad after missing World Cup qualifiers against Netherlands and Luxembourg, with his France manager backing him to repay his trust.

​Deschamps said: “Moussa is playing again – he is putting together a run of matches and he is playing well. He has experience and he had a really good Euros.

“He does not have a fixed position. He is a good soldier. When I use him, I know he is going to respond.”

France will be without Laurent Koscielny for their games against Bulgaria and Belarus, where only two wins will guarantee their qualification for the World Cup.

The Arsenal defender has been ruled out after a recurrence of his long-term Achilles injury, with Marseille’s Adil Rami called up in his place.