Adi Hütter took stock of the injured this Thursday at a press conference, 48 hours before the Ligue 1 match in Metz. The Austrian announced that Mohammed Salisu will be available. The Ghanaian defender suffered from hamstrings and had missed his team’s last three matches. He played again twenty-four minutes with his selection against Uganda on Tuesday (2-2). A match during which he was excluded at the end of the game.
A little injured at the start of the week, Kassoum Ouattara will also be traveling to Lorraine.
This could also be the case for Breel Embolo. Victim of a ruptured cruciate ligament in his right knee at the beginning of August, the Swiss international striker will be “maybe on the bench” Selon Adi Hütter.
“He wants to play but we have to control his return”
“He’s not ready to play, said the Monegasque coach. He has been training normally for ten days, but it takes time after such a long injury. He wants to play but we have to control his return.”
The Austrian could take him purely for his human qualities. He appreciates that he is “communicative” and that he “speaks several languages”. He also likes the emotions he transmits to the group. “I’m a little careful with him, a repris Hütter. I will have a discussion with him regarding his role.”
Mohamed Camara (knee) is out. The Malian midfielder still needs two weeks of convalescence. Injured knee with Chile, Guillermo Maripan will miss “maybe three or four weeks” dixit Hütter.
Sent off against Lorient before the break, Denis Zakaria is suspended. Caio Henrique, also injured in his cruciate ligaments on September 22, resumed training with the Elite group.
