There is tension at Paris Saint-Germain: After the injuries to Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué during the international matches, the club is sounding the alarm. In a letter to the French Football Federation, PSG is demanding a new medical protocol that would enable closer cooperation between clubs and the national team.
“The health of the players and their medical care must be the absolute priority,” the club writes on its website—and clearly criticizes the fact that previously provided information about workload limits and injury risks was ignored.
According to PSG, there was “no exchange whatsoever” with the club’s doctors. They say that concrete indications had already been given before the start of the international break. The consequences: Two important players are now missing due to injury.Â
Dembélé is expected to be out for six to eight weeks with a muscle fiber tear, which he sustained in the qualifying match against Ukraine. The French news agency AFP reportedly learned this from sources close to the player on Saturday.
Despite the criticism, PSG also emphasizes that it will continue to support the national team. Nevertheless, it is clear: “The recent, avoidable incidents must lead to swift and concrete measures.”
The club therefore wants a fixed framework for the exchange of medical data to be established in the future—and for players to be used more cautiously in cases of strain or ongoing treatments.
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