Javier Mascherano will have his work cut out for him over the next three months. While his team officially validated its ticket for the Paris 2024 Olympic tournament after its victory against Brazil in February (0-1), the identity of the players who will make up its list for the deadline still remains very uncertain. As reported by the Argentinian media TyC Sports this Wednesday, the former Barça player already had to confront the refusal of certain clubs, not keen on the idea of handing over their players for a tournament not included in the FIFA calendar.
For the moment, nothing indicates that Alejandro Garnacho, Facundo Buonanotte or Enzo Fernández will therefore respond to the call from Paris despite their eligibility. On the other hand, the situation could differ for a dean of the Albiceleste: Nicolas Otamendi (36 years old). World champion with Argentina in Qatar, the Benfica defender has expressed his desire to participate in the tournament in France, where he could thus find Kylian Mbappé, Antoine Griezmann or even Olivier Giroud, cited to occupy the three joker places of the Thierry Henry’s team. “Everything that concerns the Argentine national team, we want to be part of it. Obviously, this tournament in France excites me, motivates me and I never had the opportunity to play in the youth team of the national team. Doing it as a joker would be a dream.he admitted on DSports.
