Returning to team training after a ruptured Achilles tendon which has kept him away from the pitch since February 2023, Presnel Kimpembe is close to returning to competition. competition. However, the French central defender will now face renewed competition at his position.
Indeed, in his absence, the Parisian club has chosen to recruit several reinforcements in the summer of 2023 to strengthen its defense: Lucas Hernandez, currently injured due to a rupture of the cruciate ligament in his left knee, Lucas Beraldo and Milan Skriniar, whose performances did not fully convince.
Kimpembe ready to take up the challenge
At the same time, Willian Pacho, who arrived in the capital in August 2024, now seems to be the option favored by coach Luis Enrique to form the central hinge alongside Marquinhos. In an interview given to Canal Football Club, Kimpembe, however, affirmed that this competition did not intimidate him in any way, recalling that which he had to face in the past at PSG.
“In all teams there are great players, there is competition, it’s normalexplained the 2018 world champion. I knew her when I arrived, I know her today and I will know her again tomorrow, it’s not a problem. I started when there were the older ones. I played with Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, David Luiz, Zoumana Camara, Abdou Diallo…”
