Emmanuel Macron’s interventionism in the Mbappé file, this time concerning his presence at the Games, goes down badly in the eyes of Daniel Riolo.
Kylian Mbappé’s future is once again uncertain. At least regarding his program at the end of July. While its absence at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games seemed established, Real Madrid has in fact very slightly opened the door to its presence in Paris. Consequence of Emmanuel Macron’s intervention with Florentino Perez on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of Fifa.
During a lunch organized at the Elysée for the occasion, the Head of State actually worked to try to convince the president of Real Madrid to let go of the French striker for the Olympics. And while this door ajar by the Merengue is undoubtedly more polite, Daniel Riolo hardly appreciates the all-out interventionism of the President of the Republic.
Real Madrid is not an isolated case
“Honestly, I can’t take it anymore. This story around Mbappé is becoming absolutely ridiculous, he said at the microphone of RMC. Like, ‘for the good of the nation, Mbappé has to be at the Olympics so much so that I’m having a dinner with Infantino and the whole clique of Fifa’s tough guys, mixed with Florentino Perez who was passing through’ . Enough, stop this circus. »
“How does a President of the Republic go to see Perez and say: ‘Hey, we have to let him go’? And then what? As Perez has a construction company, are we going to promise him a deal so that Mbappé is in the Olympic team? After a while, you don’t care anymore. Thierry Henry will make his French team with other players”, he added. And according to him, Real Madrid is not the only one not wanting to let its players go.
“Behind the Mbappé case which monopolizes attention, we realize that this story annoys everyone, all the other clubs, even if no one wants to say it so as not to get slapped on the wrist and be told : ‘you do not want to participate in the nation’s effort,’ he added. All clubs must resume the championship on the weekend of the 18th, the final (of the Olympics) is on the 11th. They (the players selected for the Olympics) will not do the preparation, that ruins recruitment . »
