Presnel Kimpembe will be able to begin his long rehabilitation. The PSG central defender underwent successful surgery on Tuesday afternoon following his right Achilles tendon rupture. The Frenchman was injured on Sunday evening on the lawn of Marseille (3-0). He should be out until next fall.
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Kimpembe was taken out on a stretcher and was replaced by Danilo Pereira in the 16th minute of play. “I don’t know if it’s total but the break is at least partial”, confided Christophe Galtier in the passageways of the Vélodrome stadium before the diagnosis . The international defender returned, after two and a half months of absence due to an injury to an Achilles tendon, in the Parisian group on February 11 in Monaco (3-1 defeat), where he came into play at ten minutes from the end.
Kimpembe, who has accumulated injuries in recent months, had received support from several of his teammates. Including Kylian Mbappé, hero of the evening on Sunday with a double that allows him to join Edinson Cavani in the ranking of the club’s top scorers with 200 goals. The rehabilitation of the Parisian defender could last 8 or 9 months.