statement<\/a> read: \u201cFollowing the confirmation of injuries to its players called up to the French national team, Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 and D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Dou\u00e9\u2014with significant sporting consequences for the players and the club\u2014Paris Saint-Germain sent a letter to the French Football Federation urgently calling for a new medical-sports coordination protocol between clubs and the national team, more transparent and collaborative, to make the health of players and their medical support an absolute priority.<\/p>\n\u201cParis Saint-Germain, which monitors its players\u2019 medical needs throughout the year and has access to precise and detailed information, had provided the Federation with concrete medical information, even before the start of the French national team\u2019s training session, on the workload its players could bear and the risk of injury. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe club deplores the fact that these medical recommendations were not taken into account by the French national team\u2019s medical staff, as well as the total lack of consultation and consultation with its medical teams.\u201d<\/p>\n
Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 is still missing with the injury sustained during last month\u2019s qualifiers and has missed six matches for the European champions since\u2014including one against his former employers Barcelona. <\/p>\n
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Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 is closing in on a return. \/ Catherine Steenkeste\/Getty Images<\/p>\n
Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 was given a recovery timeframe of approximately six weeks and could make his comeback after the October internationals. PSG return to action on Friday, Oct. 17 when they host Strasbourg in Ligue 1 and their leading attacker could be available in some capacity for the fixture. <\/p>\n
PSG will likely be cautious with Demb\u00e9l\u00e9\u2019s re-integration but have a hectic schedule during the remainder of October. After Strasbourg\u2019s visit, they visit Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League before league matches at Brest and Lorient before the end of the month.<\/p>\n
Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 appears likely to feature at some point in October, but his exact return date remains uncertain. <\/p>\n
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