“If there is a chance to see Kylian Mbappé at the Olympics, we will seize it,” assures the president of the FFF

Philippe Diallo wants to try to convince Real Madrid, the probable destination of the PSG star next summer, who has indicated that he will not release his French players for the Olympic Games.

“If there is a chance to see Kylian Mbappé at the Olympic Games, we will take it”assured Sunday March 24 on franceinfo, Philippe Diallo, president of the French Football Federation (FFF), while the presence of Kylian Mbappé at the Paris Games is uncertain.

Real Madrid, probable destination next summer for the PSG star, has indicated that it will not release its French players for the Olympics, a competition not appearing on the Fifa calendar, making the presence of the French striker more than uncertain.

Do not relive “the trauma of the Tokyo Olympics”

“The Federation must convince clubs to release their playersexplained Philippe Diallo. In the fall, I brought together French clubs to raise awareness and their response was positive. On foreign clubs, our leverage is less.”

“We will do everything possible and take our pilgrim’s staff to convince these foreign clubs to let their players live their dreamadded the president of the FFF. We will have to discuss with foreign clubs to see how we can arrange things. It’s case by case. In 2021, in Tokyo, it was a trauma for everyone, he recalled, the coach at the time, Sylvain Ripoll, found himself with a team very far from what was possible.