Mbappé at the Paris 2024 Olympics ? “The foreign clubs, that the Olympics are in France, it goes over their heads”, replies Deschamps

The coach of the Blues spoke about the presence or not of his captain at the Olympic Games. dpa – Robert Michael

The coach of the French team Didier Deschamps estimated on Thursday March 14 that it was "very difficult to string together two competitions" like the Euro and the Olympic Games, about the case of Kylian Mbappé, candidate to compete in the Games in Paris this summer.

"It's very difficult on a psychological and physical level to be able to string together two competitions like that, in the summer, without having had a vacation," said the technician during the presentation from its list of 23 players for the friendlies against Germany and Chile.

DD added that if some of its players were also to play in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the names must be known before the start of preparation for l'Euro, which "remains a priority". "So that there is no interference, from the moment we are in preparation training at Clairefontaine, things will be clear, those who will go, those who will not'# 39;won’t go,” he explained.

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Some leaders of the Blues like Kylian Mbappé and Antoine Griezmann have made it known that they dream of playing in the Olympic Games at home, by benefiting from the regulations which authorize each team to add three players beyond the 23-year-old limit to its squad.

It gets complicated for Mbappé

But the Olympics are not part of the Fifa dates, the clubs do not have the obligation to release their players, which could complicate Mbappé's situation. The captain of the Blues has in fact announced to his leaders that he will leave PSG next summer and will therefore have to negotiate with his next employer, which should be Real Madrid.

"The foreign clubs, that the Olympics are in France, it goes over their heads", said Deschamps. It will therefore be up to the coach of the Olympic team Thierry Henry to decide, added Didier Deschamps.

"He will make his choices with the aim of having the best possible team," he said. "I wish a lot of courage to "Titi", I hope for him that he can have a firm and definitive yes" of the three players over the age of 23 selected, "but it won't be easy", concluded DD.