Kylian Mbappe has confirmed he will not represent France at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer after UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany. The French superstar revealed ahead of Les Bleus’ opening match against Austria that prospective employers Real Madrid are unwilling to allow star names to participate.
“For the Olympic Games, my club has a position that is very clear, so that means I think I will not participate in the Olympic Games,” Mbappe said at the press conference on Sunday. “That’s how it is.
“Joining a new team in September wouldn’t be the best way to start my adventure. I wish the French team the best. I will of course watch all their matches as a spectator rather than as an actor, and I hope they bring back quality.” Golden medal.”
Mbappe has often expressed his desire to represent France at the Olympics as part of Thierry Henry’s under-23 team, which is allowed to have three oversized players, of which the 25-year-old would have been one alongside Alexandre Lacazette and Jean-Philippe Mateta .
However, his decision to join on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain has now put that goal in jeopardy.
This summer’s Olympic football tournament starts on July 24 and ends on August 9, with the French taking on the USMNT in the opening match in Marseille.
Real’s season starts next week with the UEFA Super Cup vs. Europa League winner Atalanta BC in Warsaw on August 14.
Henry’s French Olympic squad has already lost PSG duo Warren Zaire-Emery and Bradley Barcola, Lille OSC trio Lucas Chevalier, Leny Yoro and Bafode Diakite, as well as Bayern Munich’s Mathys Tel and Burnley’s Maxime Esteve.
Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi also recently confirmed he will not be going to the Olympics this summer to win a second gold medal with Argentina.
