In the summer of 2018, the career of Thomas Lemar (28 years old) took a new turn. Freshly crowned world champion in Russia with the French team on July 15 at the Louzhniki stadium in Moscow, the player left AS Monaco to join Atlético de Madrid and his compatriots Antoine Griezmann and Lucas Hernandez, who played there. low at the time. Six years and 178 matches (10 goals) later, the native of Baie-Mahault disappeared from the radar. The fault lies with a nasty injury contracted on September 16, 2023 during the match against FC Valencia in La Liga (3-0 defeat). That day, the French international was taken out on a stretcher shortly before half-time. The next day, the Colchoneros announced his absence for several months.
“After the examinations carried out on the French player, the report proposed by the club’s medical services indicates that he suffers from a rupture of the right Achilles tendon and that he will have to undergo surgery. Good luck Thom, we wish you a speedy recovery!”we could read in the press release from the Madrid team. A hard blow for Lemar, who has had several stints in the infirmary since signing in the Spanish capital. In fact, the specialized site transfermarkt indicates that he was injured a total of 16 times. But it should be noted that he generally had small glitches that kept him away for a month at most.
Thirteen months of absence
His injury in Valencia was more serious since he has not played for thirteen months (394 days of absence, 59 missed matches). At the same time, the Spanish press indicated during the summer that the Colchoneros wanted to part ways with the Frenchman after his white season. Some media, such as A.S.explained to them that Diego Simeone was still counting on him once he was back on his feet. And it could be very soon. Mundo Deportivo gives news from Thomas Lemar this Tuesday. The Iberian media explains that the Frenchman worked for many months to recover, before returning to collective training at the end of the season, then participating in the pre-season with his club. A complicated period after such a long inactivity. The former Caen player juggled between sessions with the group and individualized work outside the team in order to get back on track physically.
Appearing during a pre-season meeting, he was unable to officially return to the field afterwards. However, this is on track since MD explains that the player, who was selected by Diego Simeone in the last matches without playing, is starting to gain momentum and is picking up the pace in training. “He looks good and in good shape.”specifies MDwhich evokes a good intensity of the environment. His potential return to business is also a good thing since he will bring other qualities to Simeone in the midfield. The people of Madrid will also be watching his comeback closely, since the leaders had tried to find him a base during the last transfer window. Under contract until 2027, Thomas Lemar hopes to get off on the right foot with Atlético after more than a year without setting foot on La Liga pitches.
