Each selection for the Olympics will be entitled to three players over 23 years old. Thierry Henry chose his own.
2024 is not only the year of a Euro for the France team. In the wake of the continental high mass, other Blues will be called upon to compete in the Olympic tournament of the Paris Games. Mostly hopefuls, but also slightly more experienced players, up to 23 years old. Plus three elements of experience admitted under Olympic exemptions.
Thierry Henry intends to take advantage of this asset, by targeting the offensive sector. Long-time declared candidates, Kylian Mbappé and Antoine Griezmann, executives of Didier Deschamps’ Blues, will certainly be there if Atlético de Madrid and the future club of the PSG scorer – probably Real Madrid – agree to release their players outside the Fifa calendar.
Giroud is hot
As for the third lucky winner, the Espoirs coach would be counting on Olivier Giroud according to Le Parisien. “ The top scorer in the history of the French team (56 goals) is held in high esteem by Thierry Henry who would very much like to be able to have him at his side in a few months », We can read this Monday in the pages of the national daily.
“ It would be great to play in the Olympics, to participate in the Olympics for my country. It’s something that’s missing from my list. », the AC Milan striker whispered recently on the airwaves of Europe 1. He, like Mbappé and Griezmann, will undoubtedly follow the draw for the group stage of the Olympic Games with attention on March 20. Everyone will probably then gather at Clairefontaine to prepare for the French team’s friendly matches against Germany (Saturday March 23 in Lyon) and Chile (Tuesday March 26 in Marseille).
