Achraf Hakimi is very uncertain about PSG's trip to Marseille after missing training again with a right thigh injury. Luis Enrique has called on 17-year-old David Boly.
Injured in the right thigh last Sunday at Brest (0-1), Achraf Hakimi is very uncertain about PSG's trip to Marseille on Sunday night. Today's training largely confirmed this trend.
Luis Enrique maintained the doubt in a press conference on Friday, two days before Marseille vs. PSG. When asked about Achraf Hakimi's potential absence for the Classique on Sunday, the Spanish coach spoke.
"I do not want to give any indication to the adversary. But you know this player's precedents. There remains one training session tomorrow; I leave you to form your own opinion." A clear message: this Saturday's session was a turning point for the Moroccan fullback.
According to our information, the Parisian No. 2 did not take part in the collective session this Saturday, the day before the match. On Friday, PSG said the right back "was doing individual work." Everything suggests that he continued it, especially since he was seen in running shoes and not in a pair of cleats, a sign of a session away from the group, probably with a physical trainer rather than with the rest of the group.
With Achraf Hakimi out, Luis Enrique called on David Boly. The 17-year-old participated in at least the last two training sessions with the Parisian professional team (Friday and Saturday). Enough to believe in a first call-up this season? The hypothesis is not to be discarded, since he is the only natural right back in the squad besides Hakimi.
Despite a quantitative squad being made available, with still 24 players on hand Friday, the options on the right are not unlimited. Warren Zaire-Emery remains the No. 1 candidate to cover a potential Hakimi absence. Behind, the pretenders are not crowding. As a reminder, David Boly received his first call-up last year during a trip to Lyon. Hakimi was already injured.
In other news, on the eve of an OM vs. PSG match that already looks unbalanced, a real question mark hangs over the third attacker Luis Enrique will line up. If Dembele and Ferran Torres have a good lead, Desire Doue could be preferred over Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for the final spot in the attacking trio.
There is real doubt about the attack lineup, and the press is already wondering whether a prestigious player might be left out. L'Equipe already sensed it in its edition of the day; Le Parisien confirms in its probable teams that Desire Doue, rather than Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, should start on the left or right.
