Antoine Griezmann assured this Tuesday in an interview with the newspaper Le Monde that “he will do everything possible” to compete in the Olympic Games. The 32-year-old Atlético de Madrid player could, like Kylian Mbappé, who has also spoken out on the matter, chain two international tournaments consecutively in the summer, the Euro Cup and the Olympic Games, despite the fact that the latter would need the approval of his current team, as it is not considered a FIFA date.
“It is something exceptional” to have the Games in Paris,” said Griezmann in Le Monde. The midfielder, a fundamental piece for Deschamps with France, also confessed that he will have to meet with the Atlético leaders to resolve his options to attend the Olympic event. The last word goes to the rojiblancos, who could refuse to give him up as they are not obliged to let him go, unlike the Euro Cup.
“I know my body, we have top-level physiotherapists, so there is no reason to worry,” declared Griezmann regarding the fact of playing two tournaments in a row in the summer at 32 years old. Three players over 23 years of age may be called up for the next Olympic Games, so the player from Atlético de Madrid and Kylian Mbappé, whose future is headed towards Real Madrid, have already nominated themselves as possible reinforcements for the team led by Thierry Henry. .
Griezmann was also asked about one of the topics of the moment, the possible arrival of Mbappé to Real Madrid. His compatriot could be Griezmann’s rival next year and the Atlético de Madrid player assures that he would be delighted to be able to play against his national team teammate: “Mbappé will be well received in Spain. “I will be happy to be able to play the Madrid derby against him,” the French player concluded.