Will Mbappé miss the Olympics? Real Madrid’s decision which would complicate its presence in Paris 2024

Kylian Mbappe He will leave PSG in the middle of the year and all arms are pointing towards his move to PSG real Madrid, this will represent a qualitative leap for his career, but it could also represent a headache for the French national team. The thing is Didier Deschamps AND Thierry Henry, The Serie A and Under-23 coaches confirmed on Monday that the Spanish club had announced it no player will give up for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

He 25 years old, striker I wanted to participate in the Olympic Games which will be held in your city and will take place between July 26th and August 11th, but if you arrive at Meringue That dream would begin to fade. Another player from real Madrid the one who would miss the Games is the midfielder Eduardo Camavinga.

“I want to play in the Olympic Games, but I’m not the one who decides. I’d love to play them, obviously. “If the coach doesn’t want to call me up, I will accept his decision,” he said. The turtle for the French environment The Team.

Lionel Messi He had also considered the idea of ​​participating in these Games and a morbidity began to be generated around the best player in the world and his closest competitor, having as their last confrontation the Qatar 2022 final.

Given this news of real Madridthe one who expressed himself was the DT of Blue, Didier Deschamps: “I knew for some time that they had sent that email. It is a decision that is up to the club, which If you say no, it’s no.“.

“We We will try to do what is necessary at club level“We know he will go, but we don’t know where,” said Deschamps, who regretted having to depend on clubs because of the Olympic Games. as it is not an official FIFA tournamentnot being obliged to give them to national teams.

The one who was a little more optimistic was the technical director of the French Olympic team, Marmoset Henry. “I have never stopped at a first rejection. We’ll see what I can do, the decision will be up to the clubs, since these are not given FIFA. Let’s try to talk, but it is not easy“.

The former striker Arsenal He also highlighted the willingness of French teams to give up players and said: “These are the Olympic Games in France, the French clubs will be there to help. But with the foreign clubs, I doubt.”

The fact that the captain of France changing teams also makes it difficult to get called up because if you stay on the pitch PSG Maybe they would have abandoned him, but now that he’s not even close to going to… real Madrid your situation is complicated

Second Henry The main problem is why the seasons in Europe They start in August and the big clubs need their players at the start of the season. However, 2024 will be a year full of important competitions since European Cup between June 14th and July 14th.

Mbappé he will play the European Championship with the French team, but he also wants to be in the Olympic Games. Henry, faced with this possibility, stated that “Playing in the European Championships and Olympic Games is possible“and emphasized once again that the final decision depends on the clubs.

For the Olympic Games they can go three players exceeding the maximum age -23 years- That’s why Mbappé was eager to participate. The striker of PSG couldn’t be at the Tokyo 2020 Games because of the club Paris decided not to give up.

Another pillar I would lose Henry for these Games it would be the turn of 21-year-old midfielder Eduardo Camavinga, who plays in the White House from the 2021-2022 season. Mbappé’s possible absence for the Olympics will represent a significant loss for France, but a relief for the teams that face it.