International retiree, Karim Benzema opened the door to participation in the Olympics.
Who will play for the French Olympic team? The Olympic tournament is not a Fifa date, Thierry Henry faces a real headache and must negotiate with the clubs to let their players participate in the Paris 2024 Olympics. Kylian Mbappé, Antoine Griezmann, Adrien Rabiot, Olivier Giroud.. The list of French internationals who want to participate will probably be exhaustive, but not sure that they will all be able to participate, like Mbappé, who is leaving for Real, a club which has already announced that it will not let him leave. its players. Same story for Atletico, “not keen” to let Griezmann go.
So who ? At a press conference, Didier Deschamps was questioned on the subject of international retirees like Lloris, Varane or… Benzema. “If they want it and Thierry Henry needs them, that’s perfect. The objective is to have the best team, it is Thierry who chooses, they can be candidates like many.”
But what does Karim Benzema think, retired since the World Cup flop in Qatar and his last minute withdrawal due to injury? According to information from L’Equipe during the L’Equipe du Soir show this Tuesday March 19, Karim Benzema would be open to the idea. “The Olympics? Why not, of course, it could be great!” he would have said.