PSG put the French FA straight over their players' fitness

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·6. September 2025

PSG put the French FA straight over their players' fitness

On September 4, Paris Saint-Germain sent a letter to the French Football Federation, revealed by L’Équipe. Signed by Grégory Durand, the club’s secretary general, it expresses PSG’s concern regarding the management of its international players within the French national team. The club reproaches the FFF for a lack of medical consultation, particularly concerning two injured players who were nevertheless kept in the French squad.

“We must today share with you our deep concern”

“The letter is dated September 4 and addressed to Philippe Diallo, president of the French Football Federation, as well as to the FFF’s general secretariat. Grégory Durand, PSG’s secretary general and the letter’s signatory, begins by ‘reaffirming the club’s commitment to the federal mission and to the French national team, whose influence is an objective we fully share,’ before continuing: ‘We must today share with you our deep concern and dissatisfaction regarding the preservation of the health of our international players, on the occasion of their call-ups to the national team.’”

“Two of our injured players were kept in the squad despite a clinical situation incompatible with competition”

“Two of our injured players were kept in the squad despite a clinical situation incompatible with competition,” to defend its position. The capital club also laments the lack of prior communication before the players’ arrival, which leads it to say that the decision was made “unilaterally, without consultation or validation from our medical teams.”

This letter reflects a persistent unease between Paris Saint-Germain and the French Football Federation. The capital club is first alarmed by a protocol deemed too rigid: despite confirmed injuries, two Parisian players were reportedly kept in the squad, at the risk of worsening their condition.

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For Paris, it is not only a matter of sporting availability, but truly about protecting the players’ health, a central issue in a busy season. At the same time, PSG points to the lack of prior dialogue between the medical staffs, considering that federal decisions are made unilaterally.

This tension highlights an old debate: the balance between the interests of clubs, who employ and pay the players, and those of national teams, guarantors of collective prestige. The affair illustrates just how fragile the boundary remains, especially when injuries disrupt an already overloaded schedule.

With the injuries to Désiré Doué and Ousmane Dembélé, one can understand why PSG was right to be concerned, but injuries are the “lot” of the football player. They must be dealt with, as Luis Enrique’s recurring message reminds us.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.