His grimace at the end of the slide, when he had just made a well-committed tackle on Ivan Cardona at the very end of the match against Brest (1-0), left little room for doubt: Presnel Kimpembe will not see the green of a lawn for at least a few weeks. At least four according to information from L’Équipe, which claims that the Parisian number 3, victim of a tear in the hamstring of the left thigh, will be unavailable, “at best”, until October 11.
First and most pressing consequence for Paris Saint-Germain: if these dates are confirmed, it will not be able to count on its defender for the matches against Haifa (this Wednesday), Lyon (September 18), Nice (October 1 ), Benfica (October 5) and Reims (October 8). The return match against Benfica, at the Parc des Princes on October 11, is also potentially affected, and a return could be expected for the reception of Marseille (October 16).
He will also miss the next gathering of the Blues and the League of Nations matches against Austria (September 22) and Denmark (September 25).
What solutions to replace it?
For PSG, which failed to strengthen in this sector during the summer transfer window, this glitch is bad timing. Apart from the trip to Toulouse, which he missed due to a calf injury, Presnel Kimpembe had started and played all of PSG’s matches this season. Facing Téfécé, Christophe Galtier had compensated by moving Sergio Ramos to the left axis of the defense, and by establishing Danilo Pereira as the right axis.
It is this trio, with Marquinhos (who can also play left axis, which he did for several seasons alongside Thiago Silva) who should hold the house while waiting for Kimpembe’s return. The solutions are unfortunately limited for Paris, which let go on loan to Leipzig on the last day of the transfer window the only player in its workforce with a profile similar to that of the Frenchman: Abdou Diallo. Saturday, Christophe Galtier had announced that news of Kimpembe would be given within 48 hours.