One more candidate.
For an already very long list.
Apart from Randal Kolo Muani, who participated in the Tokyo Olympics and declined the 2024 edition, almost all the players of the French team are applying to obtain a place at the Paris Olympics this summer (July 26-August 11) .
Kylian Mbappé, Antoine Griezmann, Olivier Giroud, to name a few, have already stood out.
This Friday, in the
Team
, Dimitri Payet (36 years old, 38 caps), who plays for Vasco da Gama in Brazil, also made his voice heard.
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“I am at the disposal of France, I know what it is to play a Euro in my country (he was part of the adventure in 2016 with the Blues, finalists against Portugal) and it was extraordinary,
plant l former OM player.
On the other hand, I don't know what it's like to compete in the Olympics.
As a Frenchman, I would love to have such an experience, yes I would like it.
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Only problem, Thierry Henry, coach of the French junior team, has the possibility of including only three elements aged over 23 in the Olympic adventure.
Payet falls into this category.
There is a traffic jam.
Thierry Henry will make his choices... and some will be disappointed
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The puzzle, which already occupies the mind of the former Gunner, but also of the staff of the France A team, faced with the multiple applications to compete in the Olympics, while the Euro remains the number one objective for the FFF, has already started a long time ago.
“I am at the disposal of the French team, whatever it may be,”
concludes Payet, who has never ended his international career.
We'll see.
There is a coach (Henry) who will make his choices, I am comfortable with that.
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