2024 Olympic Games in Paris: Emmanuel Macron’s carelessness regarding Kylian Mbappe’s participation in the Games

It’s a soap opera that will rock French football until the 2024 Games in Paris. Will Kylian Mbappe be one of three players over 23 selected by Thierry Henry for the Olympic tournament this summer? While the Blues captain has never hidden his desire to take part in this unique event, recent trends regarding the possibility of seeing the Parisian star at the Olympics have been rather negative.

If the French Football Federation has not lost hope and still intends to convince the 25-year-old striker, then Philippe Diallo, president of 3F, can count on a strong ally in Emmanuel Macron. Stating that he will “do everything to ensure” Mbappe is present in the French group, the President of the Republic expressed some confidence in this matter during an interview given to La Tribune Dimanche published today.

“He wants to do it”

“I found myself on the pitch with his father last week (during the Variety Club de France match involving Emmanuel Macron last Tuesday) and asked him a question. He told me : He wants to make them. I really hope that all European clubs give this kind of freedom to their players. I’m glad that all French clubs are doing this and I hope others will follow suit. This is the Olympic spirit: growth,” the president said.

An indiscretion consistent with what Mbappe told the press during France’s training camp in March. “I always had the same ambitions, I always said that the Olympic Games in Paris were a special event and that I wanted to be there,” he recalled. I also always said that this is an event that does not depend on me. »

Pending a move away from Paris Saint-Germain this summer, the capital’s club’s record signing is set to move to Real Madrid. The Spanish club has informed the FFF that it will not send its French national team players to the Olympic Games in Paris.