Paris Saint-Germain confirmed Kylian Mbappe will be out for around four weeks after he suffered a hamstring injury on Sunday in a clash against Toulouse.
Mbappe made his 100th appearance in Ligue 1 but was forced off in the second half of the 4-0 win over Toulouse at Parc des Princes.
Mbappe completed the list of three players to be substituted in the match with Edinson Cavani taken off in the early stages of the game, while Abdou Diallo was replaced by Thiago Silva in the first-half.
PSG confirmed the injury blow on their website. A statement on the website reads:
“Kylian Mbappé injured his left hamstring yesterday,”
“This morning’s tests confirm an absence of four weeks depending on the recovery.”
An update on Cavani’s injury who was replaced by Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting who went on to score twice was also revealed in the site.
“Cavani, who also injured during Sunday night’s game at the right hip, had an MRI scan this morning,” PSG’s statement added. “The recovery time will be refined in the coming days but is not expected before three weeks.”
Meanwhile, Diallo has received some positive news as the examination on the 23-year-old centre-back’s eye injury was “reassuring”.
Brazilian star Neymar has been left out of the squad for all three games so far amid constant links to a move to Barcelona or Real Madrid.
Coach Thomas Tuchel, however, said in the build-up to the match that Neymar can return to the team once his situation is solved and reiterated after the game that he wants a swift resolution.
“Leonardo knows that I want to keep him,” Tuchel said. “But that doesn’t depend only on him. The situation is not very clear, yes. And we must clear it up.”
PSG’s next game is away to Metz on Friday before the start of the international break.
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