Good news at last ! After more than two and a half months of absence, Presnel Kimpembe will return to competition this Saturday in Monaco on behalf of the 23rd day of the championship. He is in the group of 20 players retained by Christophe Galtier, in which the name of Marco Verratti does not appear. “Victim of a little discomfort in the left hip”, the Italian “will remain in care this Saturday at the training center”, explains the medical point this Friday. The Italian had served his two games of suspension to return against Marseille this Wednesday at the Vélodrome stadium during the defeat in the Coupe de France. His injury would not be serious and does not prevent him from playing against Bayern Munich to this day.
But this new blow is counterbalanced by the comeback of a very important defender in the device of the club of the capital. The last time Presnel Kimpembe played a few minutes with his team was on November 13 at the Parc des Princes against Auxerre (5-0). That day, he had reassured about his participation in the World Cup in Qatar with the France team. But the next day, he had to forfeit for an Achilles tendon injury, a condition he has been suffering from since October.
Present in the stands this Wednesday at the Stade Vélodrome, the 2018 world champion was able to see that day and in recent weeks more generally the defensive mistakes of his team. Neither Marquinhos, feverish, nor Sergio Ramos, at fault on the penalty awarded for the first goal of the Marseillais, reassured during his absence. They even stick out their tongues. Only Danilo Pereira helped out in this sector, showing himself to be rather reliable. Kimpembe returns a few days after the non-arrival of Milan Skriniar, the Slovak bulwark of Inter Milan, who has already signed up with PSG for next season but whom his club refused to release this winter. against the 10 M€ that Paris offered.
