For those who have watched Moussa Sissoko play for Newcastle United, his stunning performance for France against Portugal in the European Championship final was not a surprise, it was a slap in the face.

Sissoko is a brilliant footballer, powerful, strong, skilful and he has been Newcastle’s best player for the last two years.

I’ve argued for a long time that he is talented enough to replace Manchester City’s Yaya Toure as the best all round central midfielder in the Premier League and on Sunday he completely outshone his compatriot Paul Pogba, a player so revered, so lauded, that he is on the verge of signing for Manchester United for a world record fee of around £100m.

Sissoko is – as he has been almost every year – hoping to move this summer following Newcastle’s relegation to the Championship and his performances for France were like standing in a shop window covered in flashing neon lights screaming “somebody buy me.”