Presnel Kimpembe’s year 2024 began with an important decision for the rest of his career, but one that had been awaited for a few days already. The 28-year-old French defender announced this Tuesday evening on his Instagram account that he had undergone surgery on his right Achilles tendon, as was mentioned by PSG at the end of December. The club then spoke of a “surgical correction in order to return to competition as quickly as possible”.
This surgical intervention, which took place this Tuesday in London, had become necessary, Kimpembe suffering from this part of the body for almost a year and a rupture of the Achilles tendon which occurred against OM in February 2023. 2018 world champion had already had to go through surgery on February 28 but the pain has never really disappeared since, which forced him to go back into the hands of a trauma and orthopedic surgeon in order to put an end to it. with his physical problems.
From his hospital bed, the defender trained at PSG gave his news and was reassuring. “Back on the road to recovery. Thank you for your support, wrote Presnel Kimpembe. The strength to come back stronger. »
The Parisian defender, who extended his contract until 2026 with PSG, is not expected to return to the field before the end of the season. All precautions will be taken, and the player will not rush his return to competition after having seen his body put to the test in previous years.
