Thierry Henry never had any illusions. Asked about Kylian Mbappe, whose absence from the Games was officially confirmed following the Blues captain’s press conference on Sunday, the France Olympic coach returned to months of negotiations held in discussions with Real Madrid, saying he had never made big plans hope.
“Zero. Nothing. Nothing will ever happen,” admitted the 46-year-old technician, recording Merengue’s speech to him. We didn’t know yet (about the official registration of Mbappe’s transfer to Madrid), but I knew that the Real Madrid players would not be able to come. We asked, we tried, but to what extent… On my part there was no particular hope that something would change. Personally, I took a dry, well-mannered, polished “no,” but it was “no.”
After Mbappe repeated his desire to participate in the 2024 Games in Paris several times, he relented a few months later, deciding to comply with the wishes of his new employer, as he recalled yesterday at the Austria-France press conference. “My club’s position is very clear. I don’t think I will participate in the Olympic Games,” he said. I’m joining a new team. Arriving in September for a new adventure would not be the best start. »
Source: Le Parisien
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