Things are not getting better for the Montpellier HSC, on whom all misfortunes seem to fall! While the Montpellier club is chasing 15th and 16th places – respectively 7 and 6 lengths – to hang on to its maintenance, the club has lost its defender Nikola Maksimovic until the summer of 2025. Injured while trying to tackle Lacazette on Matchday 16, the Serbian defender was taken out on a stretcher because of a torn hamstring which may require an operation. His absence is estimated until the end of the season, writes L'Équipe this Tuesday, January 7.
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Still lacking results in Ligue 1 despite its valiant match in Lyon (lost 1-0) on Saturday, the club which occupies last place in the championship finds itself further battered and reduced to two solutions in its professional squad. The return from injury of Boubakar Kouyaté, expected at the end of January, will therefore be essential. The experienced Christopher Jullien suffered a cruciate ligament injury in May 2024 and obviously lacks pace. He will not be able to return to competition for many weeks.
Only Becir Omeragic and Modibo Sagnan are therefore capable of occupying a place in the axis regularly. Except repositioning of another player, promotion of a young person… or forced recruitment on the transfer market. But we should not be mistaken if this is the case, since a descent in Ligue 2 awaits the champion club in 2012. Which would seriously spoil the 50th anniversary of Montpellier HSC. The room for maneuver of Laurent Nicollin's team is very limited, given the financial situation of the institution. The uncertainty surrounding the future of La Paillade is now greater than ever
Source : lequipe.fr
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