Real would not let me play at Olympics - Mbappe

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France striker Kylian Mbappe says caller nine Real Madrid would not fto him play astatine nan Olympics successful Paris this summer.

The 25-year-old, who had said he wanted to play, external successful his location Games, was not selected successful France's provisional Olympic squad connected 3 June because Real said immoderate subordinate competing astatine Euro 2024 could not besides play astatine nan Olympics.

He has agreed to subordinate Real connected a free transportation erstwhile his Paris St-Germain statement expires connected 30 June.

"My club’s position was very clear, truthful from that infinitesimal on, I deliberation I won’t beryllium taking portion successful nan Games," said Mbappe, who is portion of nan France squad that will statesman their Euro 2024 run against Austria successful Dusseldorf connected Monday.

"That’s conscionable nan measurement it is, and I understand that too. I’m joining a caller squad successful September, truthful it’s not nan champion measurement to commencement an adventure.

"Now I deliberation I’m going to wish this French squad each nan best. I’m going to watch each game. I dream they’ll bring location nan golden medal."

The men's Olympic shot title starts connected 24 July - 10 days aft nan Euro 2024 last - and ends connected 9 August, conscionable complete a week earlier nan La Liga play begins.

The Olympic shot tourney is contested by under-23 teams but each federation tin see 3 over-age players successful their squad.

Two-time European champions France are among nan favourites to triumph Euro 2024.

Manager Didier Deschamps is aiming to go only nan 2nd personification to triumph nan Euros arsenic a subordinate and manager, aft Germany's Berti Vogts.

Deschamps has won 99 of his 153 games successful charge.

The lucifer will beryllium shown unrecorded connected ITV astatine 20:00 BST.

There is afloat commentary connected BBC Radio 5 Live and you tin besides travel unrecorded matter updates connected nan BBC Sport website and app.

Austria and France person met 25 times before. France person won 13 times, Austria 9 times and location person been 3 draws.
This is Austria's 4th quality astatine nan European Championships, aft Euro 2008 wherever they were co-hosts pinch Switzerland.
Austria are unbeaten successful 15 of their past 16 world matches (W12, D3, L1) only losing 3-2 astatine location against Belgium successful a Euro qualifier connected 13 October 2023 successful this run.
Marcel Sabitzer and Arnautovic could go nan first players representing Austria to make an quality astatine 3 awesome tournaments (Euros/World Cup).
France are two-time winners of nan Euros (1984 and 2000) and person made it to nan last astatine 3 of their past 4 awesome tournaments.
France are unbeaten successful Euros and World Cup matches connected German ungraded (W5, D3, L0)
This is Didier Deschamps's sixth Euros - 3 times arsenic a subordinate (1992, 1996, 2000) and 3 times arsenic a head (2016, 2020, 2024) and is 1 distant from securing his 100th triumph arsenic France head (W99,D30,L24).
Olivier Giroud is France's starring goalscorer connected 57 goals. Thierry Henry (51), Kylian Mbappé (47) and Antoine Griezmann (44) are down him. Only 2 players made arsenic galore appearances for Les Blues arsenic Giroud (133) - Hugo Lloris (145) and Lilian Thuram (142).
Kylian Mbappe (14 goals, 10 assists) was straight progressive successful 24 goals successful his past 14 appearances for France. The first lucifer successful this tally was nan World Cup last against Argentina (3-3 aft other time, 4-2 nonaccomplishment connected penalties), successful which Mbappe netted a hat-trick and won nan tournament's Golden Boot.