Asked about the presence of only two players over 23 years old – while three are authorized – in his pre-list of 25 players called for the start of the Olympic training camp on June 16 in Clairefontaine, Thierry Henry, the coach, explained that he had suffered refusals until the very last moment.
“We received two ‘no’s’ twenty-five minutes ago, just before going down (to the press conference). It was difficult to go back to more (than two players over 23), explained the coach. But there will be three players over 23 in the final list, that’s for sure. » According to our information, it was the English club Aston Villa which opposed releasing Moussa Diaby (24 years old) and Lucas Digne (30 years old).
