PSG dispute French team's medical report on Barcola | OneFootball

PSG declared this Monday that the information released by France regarding Bradley Barcola’s “chronic injury,” who is currently unavailable, “does not in any way correspond to the information” held by the club, reigniting the debate from the last meeting about the coordination between the medical and sports staff of Paris and the national team.

“The information published in this press release does not in any way correspond to the medical information provided by the Paris Saint-Germain medical teams,” the club explained on Monday night.

On the eve of the squad meeting, PSG “sent the French national team a medical report on Bradley Barcola, which in no way indicated a chronic injury after the match against Atalanta” on September 17, the club continued.

PSG also “insists that medical confidentiality must be respected for the benefit of all parties,” the statement said.

On Monday night, the French national team announced the withdrawal of Bradley Barcola, replaced by Florian Thauvin, for the next two matches of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers against Azerbaijan and Iceland.

“After consulting with the French national team doctor, Franck Le Gall, he (Barcola) has been suffering from a chronic injury to the right thigh tendon since the Parisian club’s Champions League match against Atalanta,” which PSG won 4-0, the FFF had reported.

Hampered by muscle fatigue in his thigh, according to those close to him, he missed his team’s match in the classic against Olympique de Marseille (a 1-0 defeat) on September 22 at the Vélodrome. Barcola played in the following matches and was on the bench for an hour against Lille on Sunday in Ligue 1 (a 1-1 draw), without any apparent discomfort.

This exchange of statements comes after a tense meeting in September with PSG, who criticized the French national team’s coaching staff following the injuries to Dembélé and Doué.

Among the youth players, PSG midfielder Senny Mayulu – who started on Sunday night in Lille – was also withdrawn from the training center after an injury to his “left thigh,” according to the FFF statement.

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