(Saint-Germain-en-Laye) Lionel Messi, winner of the World Cup with Argentina nine days ago, will be back in training with Paris SG, “January 2 or 3”, said announced his trainer Christophe Galtier on Monday.
“Leo (Messi) made a very big world, with his victory. He had to go back to Argentina for the celebrations, and we decided he was going to cut until the 1er January, “said Galtier at a press conference on the eve of PSG’s resumption match in L1 against Strasbourg.
“He will come and join us either on the 2nd or the 3rd (January), to be able to resume competition with us,” he said. “He will have had between thirteen and fourteen days of recovery. »
The Argentinian, double scorer in the final of the World Cup on December 18 against France, will therefore not play again as soon as possible with PSG in Ligue 1 before the reception of Angers during the 18e daytime.
The other globalists, including Kylian Mbappé and Neymar, “will be available for the match tomorrow (Wednesday)”, Galtier also said.
Mbappé could even start, having already surprised by returning to training just three days after the World Cup final, won by Argentina (3-3, 4 tab to 2).
“We made sure to manage on a case-by-case basis,” revealed Galtier. “After talking with him, Kylian wanted to join us fairly quickly. That doesn’t mean that there won’t be, for both (Achraf) Hakimi and Kylian (Mbappé), a time when they will have to recover, not especially on a physical level but on a mental level. »
Paris Saint-Germain receives Strasbourg on Wednesday (9 p.m.) during the 16e Ligue 1 day.