Paris 2024 Olympics: Luis Enrique says he’s ‘fairly open’ to PSG players participating in the Games

This is one of the questions that has been troubling the world of French football lately, and it was bound to be asked at some point. It happened this Saturday during the press conference before the clasico between OM and PSG, and Luis Enrique’s response should reassure the coach of the French Olympic team, Thierry Henry.

When asked to comment on the inclusion of Paris Saint-Germain players at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the coach of the Parisian club said that he was “fairly open” to their participation, recalling that he himself won the Olympic Games with Spain in Barcelona. , in 1992. Selection then beat Poland in the final (3–2).

“The freedom of the player must also be taken into account. I’m completely open, but we have to protect the rights of the club, and I’m here to protect the rights of my club,” he however clarified. “The players don’t belong to me, the players have a contract with the club. »

“We must study each case individually”

“There is no doubt that each case must be considered individually. It’s hard to link the Euros and the Olympics together, maybe it doesn’t make much sense because the players have a responsibility to their club,” he said.

This remark regarding the Euro-Jo sequence inevitably makes us think first of Warren Zaire-Emery in the Parisian team. “Personally, it doesn’t scare me,” the young midfielder said last week, declaring that he is ready to play in both competitions, provided, of course, his club agrees.

Bradley Barcola, injured during the U23s match against Ivory Coast last week, is another player from the capital club tipped to take part in the Games.

As for Kylian Mbappe, who has expressed his desire to leave PSG, he should no longer have a contract with the Parisian club at the time of the Olympic Games and will therefore have to negotiate his release with his future club.