Many imagined him as France’s flag bearer, or at least in the Olympic torch relay, this summer. Finally, following a veto from his new club Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappé had to give up the Paris Games, and even its opening ceremony. In an interview given to ParisianTony Estanguet returned to this absence.
“ I also thought of Mbappé. He was interested, but it depended on whether he participated in the Games or not, because it had to make sense », explained the boss of Paris 2024, specifying that he had therefore thought of the Madrilenian to accompany Zinédine Zidane, Carl Lewis, Serena Williams or even Rafael Nadal in the torch relay. But his non-participation in the competition worked to his disadvantage.
