While most of the Crystal Palace squad are preparing for the season on the pre-season tour, Jean-Philippe Mateta will have a slightly different route towards full fitness.
The striker is set to miss the next few weeks of action as he is away with the France squad for the Paris 2024 Olympic games.
Mateta, 27, impressed at the end of the previous Premier League campaign, bagging 13 goals in as many appearances under Oliver Glasner.
The Crystal Palace boss has injected some excitement into Selhurst Park while getting the most out of his star players.
With Mateta’s recent emergence, Thierry Henry gave the striker a call-up to the France Olympics squad for the summer.
The forward accepted and will now be hopeful of guiding his nation to a gold medal alongside his former Crystal Palace teammate Michael Olise.
So with that said, here’s a look at how you can watch Mateta in the Olympics this summer, including all the details on the event.
Paris 2024 Olympics football rules
Football in the Olympics works slightly differently from usual international football, mainly down to the squads available.
Each nation must pick an under-23s squad that can include up to three players over that age bracket.
In this instance, Mateta fills one of those gaps for Henry as he is currently 27 years old.
Full France Olympics football squad
| Player | Position | Team |
| Obed Nkambadio | Goalkeeper | Paris FC |
| Guillaume Restes | Goalkeeper | Toulouse |
| Castello Lukeba | Defender | RB Leipzig |
| Adrien Truffert | Defender | Rennes |
| Kiliann Sildillia | Defender | Freiburg |
| Soungoutou Magassa | Defender | Monaco |
| Bradley Locko | Defender | Brest |
| Loic Bade | Defender | Sevilla |
| Desire Doue | Midfielder | Rennes |
| Enzo Millot | Midfielder | Stuttgart |
| Joris Chotard | Midfielder | Montpellier |
| Manu Kone | Midfielder | Borussia Monchengladbach |
| Maghnes Akliouche | Midfielder | Monaco |
| Michael Olise | Forward | Bayern Munich |
| Arnaud Kalimuendo | Forward | Rennes |
| Alexandre Lacazette | Forward | Lyon |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | Forward | Crystal Palace |
| Rayan Cherki | Forward | Lyon |
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France Olympics football schedule
France have been put in Group A for the Olympics, as they are hosts, which will feature the likes of USA, Guinea and New Zealand.
The top two from the group progress to the quarter-finals, which will see teams battle their way towards the gold medal match.
The current France football schedule is as follows:
| Match | Date and time | Location |
| France vs USA | July 24th, 8pm (BST) | Marseille Stadium, Marseille |
| France vs Guinea | July 27th, 8pm (BST) | Nice Stadium, Nice |
| France vs New Zealand | July 30th, 6pm (BST) | Marseille Stadium, Marseille |
How to watch football at the Paris 2024 Olympics
TV channel
Both BBC One and BBC Two will be showing coverage of the Paris 2024 Olympics, which will feature the main sports on any given day.
This may mean that football won’t be present on these channels while medals are up for grabs.
BBC channels are free-to-air in the UK, so long as you possess a valid TV licence.
For the main events that the BBC aren’t showing, they will be present on Discovery+ or Eurosport.
Free live stream
Any coverage that is being shown on the main BBC channels will be available via the red button or their dedicated streaming platform BBC iPlayer.
A valid BBC account is required along with a TV licence to access the content live on a smartphone or computer device.
Discovery+ is also available via live stream with a valid subscription and account, which will have access to all of the other sports feeds.
