The ball of contenders to compete in the Olympics with the French Olympic selection continues. After Kylian Mbappé, Antoine Griezmann, and Olivier Giroud, two new Tricolores applied as candidates this Tuesday. First Adrien Rabiot during the Blues press conference at the Clairefontaine national technical center then Karim Benzema this Tuesday evening. Asked by the L’Équipe channel about the opportunity to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with the French team, the 2022 Ballon d’Or was enthusiastic. “The Olympics? Why not, of course, it could be great! “, he responded to L’Équipe du Soir, he who retired internationally the day after the 2022 World Cup final, lost by the Blues.
But several obstacles remain, because the Paris Olympics are not in the Fifa calendar, so clubs have the power to retain their players. This is the case for major European clubs like Real Madrid. The Merengue club also sent a letter to the French Football Federation in which it announced that it would not authorize its players to participate in the Olympics next summer.
Since the start of the season and under contract until June 2026, Karim Benzema, aged 36, has been playing with the Saudi club Al-Ittihad, whose last Championship match will take place on May 27. He scored twelve goals and provided seven assists in 23 matches with his club.
