Amsterdam (AFP)

The Paris SG, by refusing to release Kylian Mbappé for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, is "within its rights", Tuesday found the coach of the Blues Didier Deschamps, the president of the Federation Noël Le Graët believing for his part that the club Parisian could "chat".

"PSG, and perhaps other clubs for that matter, have taken a stand and are within their rights," said Didier Deschamps on the sidelines of the draw for the League of Nations in Amsterdam, implicitly confirming information from the 'Team.

The daily claims that the Parisian club informed the FFF at the end of last week by mail of its decision not to release its players who will be called for the Games, scheduled between July 24 and August 9, Ligue 1 resuming the 7 August.

"In there, I am concerned without being concerned, it is not me the coach (of the Olympic team), it is Sylvain Ripoll. These are the Olympic Games, it is in a period which is out of the FIFA dates, and the clubs are the employers of the players, "continued the boss of the French world champions, assuring" to put themselves in the place "of the club coaches.

"If you have ten players involved, that's problematic," said DD, however, adding "hopefully on a sporting level" that "all national teams can have their best players" in Tokyo.

After confirming several times his desire to participate in the Games, Mbappé was selected from a prelist of 80 players potentially available for the Olympic tournament, confirmed earlier the president of the FFF Noël Le Graët in Amsterdam.

In this list, which will first be reduced to 50 players then to 18 players plus four reservists in its final composition, also appear according to Mr. Le Graët "six or seven Lyonnais", at least two Rennais and "a little over twenty "players who have exceeded the maximum age to compete in the Games but who apply for a" joker "position, the regulations authorizing three players over 24 years of age per selection.

No player of the team of France A except Mbappé, however, "because the A will always have a priority", specified the leader, without hiding that he hoped to see the nugget of PSG at the Games.

"I think it's generous that a boy of this age who already has all the demands of the world can say + I would like to do the Olympics +". Afterwards, is it compatible with sport? This is another question. PSG has the right to discuss, but I prefer that a boy like that says + Yes, I want to go +, rather than + I don't care +. "

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