Presnel Kimpembe, “insufficiently recovered” from an Achilles tendon injury, is withdrawn from the World Cup and is replaced by novice Axel Disasi of AS Monaco. The decision was taken Monday morning, on the first day of the rally at Clairefontaine, after a discussion with doctor Franck Le Gall, then with coach Didier Deschamps.
PSG central defender Presnel Kimpembe, “not sufficiently recovered” from an Achilles tendon injury, is out of the World Cup and is replaced by AS Monaco novice Axel Disasi, the French Federation announced on Monday. of football. The 2018 world champion played fifteen minutes with his club again on Sunday, a first since the end of October, and he “does not consider himself sufficiently recovered to be able to hold his place in the defense of the Blues in Qatar”, added indicated the FFF in a press release.
“My health comes first”
The decision was taken Monday morning, on the first day of the rally at Clairefontaine, after a discussion with doctor Franck Le Gall, then with coach Didier Deschamps. “The staff of the France team salutes the honesty of Presnel and wishes him to regain all of his physical resources as soon as possible,” wrote the Federation. On his Twitter account, Kimpembe reacted to this choice. “Unfortunately, my health comes first and the latest tests have shown that I will not be able to ensure a 200% performance and I do not wish to destabilize the group”.
— Presnel Kimpembe (@kimpembe_3) November 14, 2022
The left-hander with 28 selections is part of the Blues constantly called by Deschamps since 2018, when he honored his first cape a few weeks before the Russian World Cup. Last June, he even wore the captain’s armband in the absence of Hugo Lloris, substitute, and Raphaël Varane, package. He is replaced among the 26 players selected for the World Cup by Disasi, a 24-year-old central defender from Monaco, who has never been called up before.