Afrigather Former Barcelona and Arsenal winger, Thierry Henry, has confirmed that Crystal Palace winger, Michael Apovie Olise is not going to play for the Tremendous Eagles of Nigeria, Soccernet.ng studies.
The 22-year-old is certainly one of soccer’s brightest entertainers, dazzling with abilities and aura at any time when he has the ball at his ft, however his worldwide future had been up within the air for some time.
Olise was born in Hammersmith, London, to a Nigerian father and a French-Algerian mom, making him eligible to symbolize England, France, Algeria and Nigeria.
The previous Studying winger performed by means of the ranks at Chelsea, Manchester Metropolis and Arsenal earlier than becoming a member of Crystal Palace. He additionally performed for the French crew at youth stage, and has now pitched his tent with Les Bleus, shunning England, Nigeria and Algeria.
Talking at a press convention, Thierry Henry, who has been tasked with the accountability of main the French Soccer crew on the Paris 2024 Olympics confirmed that Olise, who has not too long ago agreed to affix Bayern Munich, will play for France.
“We all know that he has loads of prospects however he needs to play for France. You must spotlight his need to point out that he needs to play for the French crew. If he was English, he would have already left to play for England. He might have made the opposite alternative and performed the Euros with the England crew, like his team-mate Eberechi Eze at Crystal Palace however he needs to play for France, figuring out that he wouldn’t play within the Euros,” the 2009 UEFA Champions League winner mentioned in quotes revealed by JOE UK.
This assertion got here after England supervisor, Gareth Southgate confirmed that the English FA had been monitoring the participant, who was ignored of Didier Deschamps EURO 2024 squad, solely to be snapped up by Thierry Henry for the Olympics.
Olise, alongside Eberechi Eze, are of Nigerian descent however selected to symbolize different nations. Eze is at present on worldwide obligation with England on the EURO 2024 match.
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