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Despite the position of Real Madrid, where Kylian Mbappé should join in the coming weeks, Thierry Henry has not given up on convincing the Merengue leaders to let the Bondynois play in the Games.
Thierry Henry knows his difficult mission. Before thinking about the field, the Bleuets coach will have to be particularly convincing to build the best possible team. Consequence of the possibility for clubs to refuse to let their players leave. “The clubs have enormous power since they are the ones who decide whether or not to release their players for the Games, he regretted in the columns of Le Parisien, adding: “We try to come and chat, to say 'please'… But if the club keeps its position, it's hard. The only thing I know for sure today is that there is a lot of uncertainty. We'll have to deal with it. »
“If he does well at Real, I will continue to ask”
Real Madrid, where Eduardo Camavinga, Aurélien Tchouameni and Ferland Mendy are already playing and where Kylian Mbappé is obviously expected, has already made it known that it does not intend to release its French. However, Thierry Henry is not resigned. “If he does well at Real, I would keep asking. I wouldn't stop there. We're talking about Kylian, but there's also Camavinga, Tchouaméni and Mendy there. I will try until the end, because I want the best team”, he assured.
“What can you do except be polite, ask, ask again and again? It's like when, at Christmas, you asked your parents for the same gift ten times, without success, and you still start again for the eleventh time… You have to ask. Who stops at the first refusal? »he added, adding again: “What do you want me to say and Kylian to say? Are you going to get into trouble with your employer? »
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