Last updated: 07 Feb 2026, 12:52
Alassane Pléa will soon undergo additional surgery on his knee injury, which will keep him sidelined for longer. PSV’s French attacker has been out of action since August, but hopes to play this season after the new procedure.
The upcoming operation should promote the recovery of Pléa’s injury, PSV writes. The striker will undergo surgery in his home country, where he works ‘in close collaboration with the PSV medical staff’.
“We knew in advance that it would be a rehabilitation with a certain unpredictability,” says technical director Earnest Stewart. “Alassane is now taking one step back, and then hopefully taking three steps forward.”
The unlucky man himself is hopeful that he can still make minutes this season. “My motivation and commitment are completely intact. I am working with great determination and hope to be able to contribute to the team’s success by the end of the season.”
At the moment it is still too early to say when Pléa will be able to play again. On August 17, during the away match against FC Twente (0-2), the attacker suffered his injury. In total, Pléa, who has a contract until the summer of 2028, has only played three official matches for PSV since coming to Eindhoven.
Pain point
Pléa’s delayed return is a hard blow for trainer Peter Bosz, for whom filling the striker position has been a sore point all season. In addition to the Frenchman, Ricardo Pepi and Myron Boadu are also not always available.
Pepi is currently recovering from a broken arm, while Boadu made his first minutes since the end of November earlier this week. He played six minutes against SC Heerenveen (4-1 win in the cup). In the absence of the striker guild, Guus Til is the first choice at the point of attack.
