2024-01-04 15:17:38
It’s a hard blow that PSG would have done well without. Hit in the left ankle in the 71st minute of the Champions Trophy won Wednesday at the Parc des Princes against Toulouse (2-0), Milan Skriniar will certainly not be able to hold his place against Real Sociedad in the round of 16 of the Champions League, whether for the first leg on February 14 in Paris or the return on March 5 in Spain.
Even if the Slovak is still waiting for the results of some examinations to know the exact duration of his unavailability, this should extend over several weeks or even several months as indicated by our colleagues at RMC Sport who speak of a possible end of the season. Information that the club refuses to confirm for the moment, specifying that the diagnosis has not been clearly established and that it could take several days to find out.
After the meeting against TFC, Luis Enrique had already given some less than reassuring news about his player. “I don’t think it’s a minor injury,” confided the Spanish coach. We’re waiting for the exams, but I’m pretty sure he won’t be able to play the next matches. »
Beraldo as an alternative
The absence of the former Interist for the next deadlines disrupts the plans of the Parisian coach who already has to deal with the injuries of Nuno Mendes and Presnel Kimpembe within his defense. Fortunately, he saw the arrival of the Brazilian Lucas Beraldo in recent days. The “joker”, as Sao Paulo fans nicknamed him, made his debut against Toulouse on Wednesday. He could be entrusted with greater responsibilities than those initially imagined by having an express launch into the big leagues.
With Danilo Pereira, he is today the most obvious solution, on paper, to compensate for Skriniar’s package. It remains to be seen whether this bad news will push PSG to move again on the transfer market by recruiting another central defender by the end of the transfer window on January 31 at midnight.
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