As indicated by L’Equipe on Tuesday, Nuno Mendes will resume well during the month of January and could therefore be available for PSG’s round of 16 against Real Sociedad (first leg on February 14).
Luis Enrique, PSG coach, will be able to count on a new left back for the second half of the season. Having undergone surgery on a hamstring muscle at the end of September, Nuno Mendes is continuing his rehabilitation normally, as assured by the entourage of the 21-year-old Portuguese international. The Team Tuesday. Other information cast doubt on the recovery phase of the former Sporting player.
Nuno Mendes, announced to be absent for four months at the time, should resume from mid-January and would therefore be operational for the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League against Real Sociedad, on February 14 at the Parc des Princes. The return leg in San Sebastian is scheduled for March 5, which is more than enough for the powerful left-hander to regain the rhythm of the high level.
Luis Campos, the sports boss of the Parisian club (in his capacity as official advisor), opted for the recruitment for 20 million euros of a 20-year-old central defender, the Brazilian Lucas Beraldo, from Sao Paulo. It is Lucas Hernandez who is lined up at left defender but the French international rarely ventures onto the wing since he forms a three-man back line when PSG has the ball.
