'Conditions not met' for Benzema's return - sports minister

France's Sports Minister, Patrick Kanner, said on Monday he does not believe "the conditions have been met" for Karim Benzema to return to the French national team.

Real Madrid striker Benzema's hopes of playing at Euro 2016 received a huge boost after legal restrictions placed on him over his alleged involvement in a sex-tape blackmail case were lifted last week.

But Kanner told RTL radio: "I think when we sign the code of ethics to be part of the French national team we must respect it, and I think that as of today the conditions have not been met in regard to Benzema.