With the positions taken by foreign clubs like Real Madrid, which had already warned the French Federation (FFF) that it will not release its players for the Olympics, Thierry Henry is well aware that he will not have complete freedom to make your list. “The refusals? I'm not afraid, I know it's going to happen. I don't think it will come from them (
the French clubs
) this time, at least I hope so,” explained the coach during a meeting with the readers of Le Parisien – Today in France, on March 19.
But difficulties could also come from Ligue 1 clubs. Wednesday March 27, Florian Maurice, the technical director of Rennes, threw a wrench into the pond by announcing that he did not want to release several players for the Olympics. “We cannot undress to necessarily dress the French team,” he said. With five potential selections (Belocian, Truffert, Kalimuendo and D. Doué, and perhaps Bourigeaud), Rennes would indeed be one of the most impacted L 1 clubs.
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