Real Madrid make clear stance on Kylian Mbappe not competing at Paris 2024 Olympics
With the European Championships slightly taking away the glory of the Olympic Games at the moment, French star Kylian Mbappe’s wanted to represent his country in his home games, but new club Real Madrid have had their say on the forward’s situation this summer.
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00:00France striker Kylian Mbappe says his new club, Real Madrid, would not let him play
00:06at the Olympics in Paris this summer. The 25-year-old, who has said he wanted to play
00:11in his home games, was not selected in France's provisional Olympic squad in early June because
00:17Real said any player competing at Euro 2024 could not play at the Olympics. He has agreed
00:24to join Real on a free transfer when his Paris Saint-Germain contract expires on 30
00:30June.
00:31My club's position was very clear, so from that moment on, I think I won't be taking
00:35part in the games," said Mbappe.
00:37That's just the way it is and I understand that too. I'm joining a new team in September,
00:43so it's not the best way to start an adventure.
00:47Manager Didier Deschamps is aiming to become only the second person to win the Euros as
00:51a player and a manager, after Germany's Bertie Vogts, who won as a player in 1974 and a manager
00:57in 1996.