00:00France striker Kylian Mbappe says his new club, Real Madrid, would not let him play
00:06at the Olympics in Paris this summer. The 25-year-old, who has said he wanted to play
00:11in his home games, was not selected in France's provisional Olympic squad in early June because
00:17Real said any player competing at Euro 2024 could not play at the Olympics. He has agreed
00:24to join Real on a free transfer when his Paris Saint-Germain contract expires on 30
00:30June.
00:31My club's position was very clear, so from that moment on, I think I won't be taking
00:35part in the games," said Mbappe.
00:37That's just the way it is and I understand that too. I'm joining a new team in September,
00:43so it's not the best way to start an adventure.
00:47Manager Didier Deschamps is aiming to become only the second person to win the Euros as
00:51a player and a manager, after Germany's Bertie Vogts, who won as a player in 1974 and a manager
00:57in 1996.
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