Atlético Madrid don’t need to launch Antoine Griezmann for Paris Olympics TERMAN WEBSITE

Based on RMC Sport, Atlético de Madrid don’t need to permit Antoine Griezmann (32) to play at this summer time’s Paris Olympics. 

It’d been reported that the ahead can be one of many three over-aged gamers that Thierry Henry want to choose for his France under-23s squad, alongside Olivier Giroud (37) and Kylian Mbappé (25). 

Nothing has but been determined in both case, as Henry has months earlier than he must finalise his squad, and Atlético Madrid might but relent. Nonetheless, as issues presently stand the Spanish facet would like Griezmann to stay with the membership whereas the Olympic Video games are performed. 

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That is notably as a result of their long-term health coach, Oscar Ortega, goes to step down on the finish of the season. And his successor’s first preseason shall be whereas the summer time video games are ongoing, a reality that can doubtless play a component within the conversations that can remember to happen between head coach Diego Simeone and the Frenchman. 

The opposite main concern for Atlético is that Griezmann will doubtless be chosen for France in the course of the nation’s Euro marketing campaign weeks earlier than the Olympics. Enjoying in each competitions would put immense bodily pressure on the now-veteran striker on the finish of an extended season, and would additionally imply that he can be coming into the subsequent marketing campaign with out both a recuperation interval or a preseason with the membership. 

Regardless of this, Griezmann has made it identified that he desires to be a part of the Olympic squad. “I haven’t talked about it with the coach… however it could be a dream for me. If I’m referred to as up, I’ll put extraordinary stress on them to let me do it. It’s a dream, it’s a purpose, it’s in France, it’s representing France. The Olympics. Everybody watches them. I need it and it could be a dream to have the ability to expertise it.”

In the end, it is going to be as much as Atlético whether or not he performs or not. FIFA doesn’t take into account the Olympics to be a recognised worldwide match, and subsequently it’s as much as the membership’s discretion whether or not they launch gamers to the nationwide facet or not. 

GFFN | Nick Hartland