Burnley have informed the French Football Federation that they will not allow Maxime Estève (22) to play with France at the Paris Olympics. L’Equipe.

The defender was expected to arrive in Clairefontaine tomorrow to join the U23s as they prepare for the summer tournament. However, Burnley informed the FFF that they could no longer allow Estève to travel due to an injury to one of their players.

It will be a decision that U23 manager Thierry Henry will simply have to live with, as the Olympics are not considered an international tournament by FIFA, and so it will be up to the club’s discretion whether they allow their players to participate. to attend the tournament or not.

This quirk in the league has led to Henry having to deal with a wave of teams refusing to allow their players to join the national team, such as, but not limited to, Paris Saint-Germain, Lille OSC , Real Madrid, Atlético de Madrid, Chelsea and Arsenal.

GFFN | Nick Hartland