Santa came early for Presnel Kimpembe. Out since the end of February due to a ruptured Achilles tendon, the 28-year-old French international defender (28 selections) has partially resumed training… but not yet competition. And it’s not for now. Worrying, knowing that the person concerned is at the end of his contract next June? Nope. The club announced this Wednesday, in the wake of its victory against Metz (3-1) during the 17th day of Ligue 1, the extension of “Presko. One more year, until 2026. “Today is a special day for me. I am pleased to announce to you that I have decided to sign the extension of my contract at Paris Saint-Germain until 2026,” declared “soldier” Kimpembe on social networks late Wednesday.
“I am very happy to continue my story with my favorite club,” said the native of Beaumont-sur-Oise, this time in the club press release. I thank Paris Saint-Germain, its President (Nasser Al-Khelaïfi) and its supporters for the renewed confidence. I hope to wear these colors again as soon as possible. It remains to be seen when.
Reminder of previous episodes. After a start to the 2022-23 season already rotten by injuries, Kimpembe was selected for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. He played a few minutes against Auxerre (5-0), the last match before the World Cup, declaring himself very positive afterwards. A short-lived joy. We quickly learned of his package for the party in Qatar… He returned to action in mid-February in Monaco (3-1) before starting against Lille (4-3) and in Marseille (0-3), where he did not play only 16 minutes on the meadow. Relapse. Since then, he has participated in some training sessions. But as some sources have been considering for a few days, Presnel Kimpembe will have to return to the pool. “Keep away from the field following an Achilles tendon injury, the defender should undergo surgical correction in the coming days, in order to return to competition as quickly as possible,” specifies the Parisian club.
Arriving at the club in 2005, Presnel Kimpembe rose through the ranks to become a PSG executive and a Blue. Signing his first professional contract in 2015, the 2018 world champion played 237 matches with his training club and won 23 trophies, including seven French championship titles, six French Cups and five League Cups.
