Clubs are not obliged to release players for the Games, which does not fall within official Fifa international dates. FMTNews Deschamps Mbappe PSG France Olympic
March 4, 2020 4:39 PMAMSTERDAM: Paris St Germain are “within their right” to not allow star striker Kylian Mbappe to play for France at the Tokyo Olympics, national team coach Didier Deschamps admitted on Tuesday.
His comments came after French sports daily L’Equipe reported earlier on Tuesday that PSG had written to the French Football Federation to say that the 21-year-old World Cup winner would not be allowed to participate at the Games. The Olympics are due to run from July 24 to Aug 9, but the next French Ligue 1 season begins on Aug 7. Meanwhile, Mbappe will be part of the France squad at Euro 2020, which will run from June 12 to July 12.
Mbappe has stated on several occasions his wish to play for France at the Olympics and FFF President Noel Le Graet earlier confirmed that the striker had been included in an initial long list of 80 names for the tournament.
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