The end of the season is approaching. And who says end of season, says Olympic Games in sight! Coach of the France Espoirs team, Thierry Henry will be at the head of the France Olympic team.
And to put all the chances on his side, the French legend wants to have the best possible team at his disposal. The former Gunners striker has the right to call up three players over the age of 23 for the tournament.
However, the strong man of the Blues will have to face refusals from certain clubs. This is already the case for Real Madrid. The Spanish club refused to release its players for the Olympic Games in Paris.
Despite the “no” of the Casa Blancathe top scorer in Arsenal's history has not said his last word and intends to negotiate until the end.
“ I would keep asking. I wouldn't stop there. We're talking about Kylian, but there's also Camavinga, Tchouaméni and Mendy there. I will try until the end, because I want the best team. But it comes back to the same debate: what to do apart from being polite, asking, asking again and again? It's like when, at Christmas, you asked your parents for the same gift ten times, without success, and you still start again for the eleventh time… You have to ask. Who stops at the first refusal, » he said in an interview with France 3.
Words that go down badly in Spain
Words that did not fall on deaf ears. Indeed, Thierry Henry's comments would not be very well seen in Spain and more particularly on the side of Real Madrid who do not intend to flinch in this matter.
The Spanish press did not hesitate to react and comment on the former Barça's comments. “ Henry wants revenge on Real Madrid »for example explained Josep Pedrerol, the presenter of the famous show El Chiringuito de Jugones. “ In the event that Mbappé does not comply with club policy, there could be a bad atmosphere in the squad. alert even Defensa Central. To be continued…
