There is great uncertainty in France for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. As the coach of the Under 23 soccer team, Thierry Henry, announced this Monday, the emblem Kylian Mbappé would be left without the opportunity to play in the sport’s greatest event. . The forward does not appear on the previous list of those called up by the Gauls, and although the coach assured that “he can change and that he will change”, he also highlighted the refusal he received from the majority of the clubs to make the summons. The ‘Turtle’, who will be made official in the coming days as Real Madrid’s reinforcement, has not yet been authorized.
In fact, Henry assured that in the conversations they had with Real Madrid, The refusal was categorical about the possibility of allowing the forward to attend the Games in his hometown..
“The people I have spoken to have been very direct (…) There was no negotiation: you arrive, you ask, they say no and you leave”said Henry, who specified that no door is closed and even left a place for one of the three people over 23 years of age allowed by regulation.
The provisional list included Jean-Philippe Matetadel Crystal Palace, y Alexndre Lacazettefrom Lyon, so the third could come from Mbappé or Antoine Griezmann, who was not included in this preview either.
In this context, Henry assured that the French clubs have been in favor of sending players to the list, but not foreigners, an attitude that he said he understood since it is not a FIFA date, in which they are obliged to send footballers. to your selections.
The coach included on the list two Paris Saint-Germain players who will attend the Euro Cup, midfielder Warren Zaïre-Emery and attacker Bradley Barcola, but warned that their final presence will depend “on negotiations that will be held in the coming weeks.” .
The coach made a first list of 26 summoned. On July 3, he must announce to FIFA a final list of 22, 18 officials and four reserves, which he will confirm two days later to the IOC. France plans to call up its Olympic team on June 16 for a competition that will begin on July 24, two days before the opening ceremony.