Macron
Urges Real Madrid To Release Mbappe.
French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday he hoped
star footballer Kylian Mbappe would be freed up by his likely future club Real
Madrid to take part in the Paris Olympics for France.
Mbappe confirmed on Friday that he will leave French
champions Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season, with Real Madrid widely
expected to be his next destination.
Real Madrid has already said that it will not lift its
players’ obligations to the club in favor of their participation in the Olympic
Games which are not part of the FIFA-designated international tournaments for
which clubs must free up their players.
The 25-year-old World Cup-winning forward and France
captain said himself last week that he wasn’t “thinking much” about the Games.
Mbappe will lead France at Euro 2024 which runs from June
14 to July 14 in Germany.
The Olympic football competition begins on July 24 and
runs to August 9, with France in a group alongside the United States, New
Zealand and another side still to be determined.
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