PSG has had to do without Presnel Kimpembe since the winter of 2023 and his Achilles tendon injury. From then on, the French international never stopped working with the aim of returning to the football fields. And this process went through a long individual work which amazed a world champion of Thai boxing.
PSG will recover its soldier. Presnel Kimpembe has been absent since his first Achilles tendon injury in February 2023 against the'About. The Parisian titi has meanwhile been extended until the summer of 2026 and has twice been on the operating table for his physical problems. At the start of the season, Kimpembe suffered a muscular relapse which thwarted his recovery plans.
“That’s life, there are worse people than me, I’m going to fight and I’m going to come back”
Present at group training sessions for several weeks, Presnel Kimpembe patiently bided his time, but suffered a series of disappointments and false hopes with each signed summons Luis Enrique. Dida Diafatholder of eleven world championship titles in Thai boxing and friend of Kimpembe since he was 8 years old, confided in The Team on the world champion's determination to return to the field.
“He never gave up. Even when he mentioned a relapse at the start of the season, he was touched, but he always kept the same state of mind. He said: “That’s life, there are worse people than me, I’m going to fight and I’m going to come back. It’s not for nothing that we’ve called it “the Force” since we were little.”
“He never complained about his situation with me”
Presnel Kimpembe did not skimp on efforts and submitted to crazy discipline regarding his personal sessions for several months in order to put all the chances on his side to get back in shape and to his former level.
“He came to join me at the gym as soon as it opened, at 6 a.m., to work on his muscle strengthening, with core training in particular. Don't underestimate what he does. Being able to work so long to come back, mentally, is already important. But he always wanted to keep it simple in these moments. He never complained about his situation with me. It was always: “I’m fine, everything is great.”
