Sports Chosun = Reporter Jinman Yoon
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[스포츠조선 윤진만 기자]Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) key midfielder Lee Kang-in (23), who flew to the Middle East to participate in the Qatar Asian Cup, came across the sheet music.
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French media RMC Sports reported on the 6th (local time) that PSG center back Milan Skriniar is on the operating table due to an ankle injury and that his return within the season is uncertain.
League 1 SNS
Skriniar injured his left ankle midway through the second half of the 2023-2024 season Tropé des Champions (French Super Cup) final against Toulouse on the 4th, when Lee Kang-in scored a goal and won the best player award.
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I was told that surgery was necessary due to ‘dislocation of the lateral peroneal muscle of the left ankle.’ He is scheduled to travel to Doha, Qatar next week to undergo surgery.
League 1 SNS
This is a big blow to PSG. This is because the key defender, who is one of the players with the most appearances, will miss key games in the second half of the season, including the upcoming UEFA Champions League round of 16 match with Real Sociedad.
Skriniar, who left Inter Milan last summer and joined PSG, was the ‘motivation for Lee Kang-in to join’ and played in 16 of the 17 Ligue 1 games this season. He appeared in all six group stage matches of the European Champions League.
PSG’s Presnel Kimpembe is on a long-term absence due to an Achilles problem. The senior center back who will normally guard the back is captain Marquinhos.
There is a possibility that Lucas Hernández, an all-weather defender who mainly plays as a left back, will move to center back, or that Brazilian center back Lucas Beraldo, who joined earlier this month, will be paired with Marquinhos, his ‘role model’, at center back.
Beraldo, who came from Sao Paulo to Paris, came on as a replacement after Skriniar was injured.
‘beIN Sports’ observed that PSG could enter the transfer market to strengthen its defense. PSG coach Luis Enrique also said that he could recruit players in the winter transfer market.
Coach Enrique will also be unable to utilize main midfielder Lee Kang-in for up to a month. The Asian Cup will be held from the 12th to February 10th.
PSG, which is leading Ligue 1, is scheduled to enter the second half of the season in earnest, starting with the away game against Lens on the 15th. Reporter Yoon Jin-man yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
2024-01-06 17:43:41
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