The call for the French team is going to be busy for the Paris Olympic Games. It is the host country for this summer’s event and the challenge is clear: hang the gold medal around your neck.
Real Madrid has already made its position clear in this regard, sending a letter to the French Football Federation in which it stated that it would not let its players attend internationals to the Olympic event. And all this with the figure of Mbappé as a possible big signing for the white team at the end of this season.
Asked about the letter from the Santiago Bernabéu club, Henry did not show surprise: “The Real Madrid thing? I imagined it. Clubs abroad do not have the same situation as us in France. French clubs will be there to helpbut for foreigners it is normal that there is this “no”.
However, and despite the refusal received from Real Madrid, Henry promises ‘battle’ and will work to have all the players he wants to call up for those Olympic Games: “I never stopped at the first no. We will see what we can do. We will try to see if we can discuss, be received… Is not easy. “We don’t want to be defeatist, but the decision remains with the clubs.”
Although he is not yet a Real Madrid player, Henry also answered the question of what would happen if Mbappé signs for the white team: “We still don’t know where he’s going to go. We know he’ll go, so we’ll see what happens. What we want is to have the best team, but we have no certainties. “Everyone wants to come.”
Mbappé, Griezmann and Giroud, Henry’s ‘veterans’
According to the regulations of the Olympic Games, there are three footballers over 23 years of age who can be called up for the tournament. “I know exactly the positions for which I want to hire people over 23 years old”said Henry, who did not reveal their names.
According to what the French press has published these days, those three players over 23 years old would be Mbappé, Griezmann and Giroud. We will have to see if in the event that Kylian signs for Real Madrid at the end of the season, Henry manages to convince the white team to have the still PSG attacker in the Olympic team.
2024-03-19 10:13:23
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