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Wednesday , September 9 2026

France football Olympics squad: Jean-Philippe Mateta & Michael Olise make cut

Thierry Henry has named his final 18-man France squad to play in their home Olympic Games, with Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta the only Premier League inclusion.

Olympic squads are made up of under-23s players, with up to three overage players allowed.

Mateta, 27, scored 16 Premier League goals last season, but he has never won a senior France cap.

Clubs are not obliged to release players for the Olympics – with Real Madrid not allowing France senior team captain Kylian Mbappe to join Henry’s squad for Paris 2024.

Mateta’s former Palace team-mate Michael Olise, who has just joined Bayern Munich for £50m, is also included in the squad.

Chelsea defender Lesley Ugochukwu, 20, is on standby for the squad.

Arsenal legend Henry is France Under-21s manager – as well as taking charge of the Olympics team.

He named his provisional squad in early June and Mateta scored twice in a 4-1 warm-up win over Paraguay.


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