This time, we're really going to get to the heart of the matter.
For the first time since his appointment as head of the Bleuets, in August 2023, Thierry Henry will announce this Thursday, March 14, a list which will include players from the 2001 generation and therefore eligible to compete in the Olympic Games.
It will be time for the first choices, while two preparatory matches await the U23 national team against Ivory Coast, Friday March 22 in Châteauroux (6:30 p.m.), then against the United States, Monday March 25 in Sochaux (9:05 p.m.).
Meetings which will allow us to test certain activities but above all to have more certainty about the group which will defend the tricolor colors in the quest for a gold medal at the Olympic Games next summer.
Thierry Henry must choose 18 players and 4 reserves for the Olympics.
In this sense, a prelist expanded to around a hundred names was already sent three weeks ago, and will be reduced to 50 in May, before the final announcement.
Until then, direct discussions with French and foreign clubs will accelerate, knowing that the latter have no obligation to release their players, the event not being included in the calendar of events. FIFA competitions.
It would also be surprising if all the players obtained the approval of their clubs, especially outside France where the discussions will undoubtedly be more complex.
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