While Thierry Henry is having all the trouble in the world putting together his team for the Olympic Games, Olivier Giroud is among the pre-selected players.
Three years after the fiasco of the Tokyo Games, which ended with an inglorious elimination in the group stage, the French Football Federation hopes not to experience such disillusionment at home. The authorities see the big picture and Thierry Henry, called to the rescue last year, to take over from Sylvain Ripoll, is the best illustration of this.
However, the Bleuets coach is currently experiencing the same difficulties as his predecessor in building his team. This is evidenced by the case of Kylian Mbappé, who has continued to share his Olympic dream in recent months but should be retained by Real Madrid, whom he must join at the end of the season. Antoine Griezmann, Blue author coveted by the 98 world champion, may be optimistic, but convincing Atletico Madrid to release him will not be easy.
Heading to MLS
According to So Foot, the two men are nonetheless among the 80 players preselected for the Olympic Games, the list of which has been communicated to the authorities. And it is the same for Olivier Giroud. And of the three attackers of the French team, he is perhaps the one who has the best chance of being at the Olympic meeting.
At the end of his contract at AC Milan, the former Gunner is preparing to join Los Angeles FC in MLS and seems in a strong position to convince the Californian leaders to let him participate in the Games if he is selected. And all the more so since the American championship will be on break from July 20 to the end of August. Note that Hugo Lloris, who joined LAFC this winter, also appears in the list of 80.
