Mbappé at the Olympic Games, the dream takes shape. The nugget of Paris Saint-Germain has never hidden its desire to participate in the competition which will take place in Tokyo from July 24 to August 9, 2020. "Participation in the Olympics? I do not control everything. Sure, I want to go, but if my club, which is my employer, doesn't want me to go, I'm not going to clash. We will soon talk about it with Leo (Leonardo, the sporting director of PSG) "declared the native of Bondy last December.
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The president of the French Football Federation (FFF), Noël Le Graët, replied in mid-January that he would like "to be at the Olympic Games, especially for the image. He's a boy who's already on top, ”without revealing more. Now that the door has been ajar, it seems that officials at the FFF have already taken the first steps in the direction of the young prodigy. Indeed, according to information from the Parisian, the 21-year-old French striker is on the preselection list of Olympic coach Sylvain Ripoll. A good start. Even if that does not guarantee that the nugget formed in Monaco will appear in the final list comprising 16 field players, plus 3 goalkeepers. Now, if all the lights are on for the Parisian to participate in the Games, the list must be validated by the CNOSF (French National Olympic and Sports Committee). And of course, his club must authorize his participation.
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