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08.11.2025 / 16:43
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Luis Enrique not rushing to recruit despite key PSG trio’s absence
The trio will be out for several weeks after sustaining injuries in Tuesday’s bruising 2-1 Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich“We are always open to transfer opportunities, but there’s no rush, no need to hurry,” Enrique saidPARIS: Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique insisted Saturday there was “no rush” to recruit during the winter transfer window despite injuries to key players Ousmane Dembele, Achraf Hakimi, and Nuno Mendes.The trio will be out for several weeks after sustaining injuries in Tuesday’s bruising 2-1 Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich.Ballon d’Or winner Dembele picked up a calf injury and needs a “few weeks” of treatment, the European champions said.Hakimi was diagnosed with a severely sprained left ankle and faces several weeks out too, while Mendes sprained his left knee.Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain are on the road at Lyon on Sunday.“We are always open to transfer opportunities, but there’s no rush, no need to hurry,” Luis Enrique told a pre-match press conference.The trio’s absence adds to a growing injury list that already included Desire Doue, who was stretchered off with a thigh problem in a Ligue 1 game at Lorient last week.“Everything has to be planned,” the coach continued.“There’s no problem, they’re injuries of course, but all teams have them.
