Leo Messi is not going to drag on in the celebrations of his world championship title with Argentina. Christophe Galtier told the press on Tuesday that the Argentinian will return to training with PSG from the start of next year. “Because of his victory and the celebrations in Argentina, it was decided that he was going to cut until January 1st. He will join us on the 2nd or 3rd to resume competition with us“, said the Parisian coach on the eve of the capital club’s resumption match once morest Strasbourg on Wednesday, at the Parc des Princes (4 p.m.).
If Messi will fail once morest the Alsatians, this will not be the case for Kylian Mbappé and Neymar. Just ten days following scoring a hat-trick in the World Cup final once morest Albiceleste, the French striker will already be ready to face the Strasbourg team. Just like Achraf Hakimi, semi-finalist of the World Cup with Morocco. “Hakimi played every World Cup game and wanted to join us as soon as possiblerejoiced Galtier. Just like Kylian who played all the matches with great performances, After talking with him and all my teams, he wanted to join us quickly. That doesn’t mean there will be a time when they have to recover.”
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The Parisian coach was also reassuring regarding the state of Neymar, mentally affected by the elimination of Brazil in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, and physically by an ankle injury at the start of the tournament. “We saw his injury, his swollen ankle but he was able to play two matches behindrecalled Galtier. He was able to take care of himself in the meantime and he had a cut for twelve days. He went home with his medical team around him to treat this ankle. When he returned on the 22nd, he worked as normal, without restrictions. He’s fine physically, his ankle is fine. On a mental level, he really wants to play, so everything is fine.”
Paris without Mendes, Kimpembe and Sanches
Paris can also count on most of its “globalists” for this recovery. In addition to Mbappé, Neymar and Hakimi, the Portuguese Vitinha and Danilo, the Spaniards Pablo Sarabia and Carlos Soler and the Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas will also be operational. “They are available for the gamecommented Galtier. Regarding Neymar, Marquinhos, Vitinha and the Spaniards, they had ten, twelve days off. Everyone returned on the scheduled dates. We managed on a case-by-case basis, there are those who were eliminated earlier than expected. They train normally.”
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Nuno Mendes will however forfeit. The Portuguese left side has not yet fully recovered from a torn thigh that forced him to end his World Cup prematurely. With Messi, he is the other “globalist” that PSG will have to do without once morest Strasbourg. According to the medical statement published on Tuesday by PSG, the former Sporting player should not return to training for two weeks.
His compatriot Renato Sanches, absent from the Portugal list at the World Cup, will also be missing. “He will not be available for tomorrow’s game (Wednesday, Ed), said Galtier. He is upset with a bruise“Finally, Paris will also be without Presnel Kimpembe, initially called up by Didier Deschamps for the World Cup before having to withdraw through injury.”For the next four weeks, he will alternate care and individualized training as part of his tendinopathy (right Achilles tendon)“, said the club.
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