Emmanuel Macron hasn’t said his last word. Despite Real Madrid’s refusal, the President of the Republic hopes to see Kylian Mbappé participate in the Paris Olympics, which will take place from July 26th to August 11th. The leader aims to make the current PSG star one of the faces of this competition. But his presence is far from certain.
J-100 before the start of the Olympics. Invited to RMC this Monday morning, Emmanuel Macron gave an update on the preparations but also set the tone. The President of the Republic wants France to be among the top five nations in the medal standings. To achieve this, he wants to rely on the best, including Kylian Mbappé.
Macron wants Mbappé in Paris.
As reported by the Spanish media outlet Sport, Emmanuel Macron would like to make Mbappé one of the faces of the Paris Olympics. For the leader, the current PSG player ticks all the boxes. Popular, he is also a symbol of the diverse France that the President wishes to highlight during the summer.
France wants to showcase its diversity.
According to the newspaper, Emmanuel Macron and the Olympic committee have established a list of athletes supposed to embody this multicultural France. Among them are Kylian Mbappé, but also Antoine Griezmann, basketball players Victor Wembanyama and Laëtitia Guapo, climber Oriane Bertone, rugby player Antoine Dupont, and judoka Clarisse Agbegnenou. But for now, Real Madrid, his next club, reportedly refuses to release him.
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