PSG return with nine players, awaiting the World Cup contingent

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·28 luglio 2026

PSG return with nine players, awaiting the World Cup contingent

This Monday, July 27, Paris Saint-Germain officially resumed training at the PSG Campus to begin preparations for the 2026-2027 season. L’Equipe took a look at the group present for this session. It was a very quick roundup, with only 9 players under coach Luis Enrique and his staff.

“three goalkeepers and six outfield players to follow the day’s program”

It was more of an early return attended by a handful of Paris players this Monday morning, since there were more absentees than those present: two starters from the Champions League final reported back for the first time this season, Russian goalkeeper Matvei Safonov and Georgian winger Khvitcha Kvaratskhelia. Alongside them were Lucas Beraldo, Lucas Chevalier, Dro Fernandez, Senny Mayulu and Illia Zabarnyi, the other regular members of the squad who were not involved in the last World Cup. Adding Alessandro Longoni and Quentin Ndjantou, there were therefore three goalkeepers and six outfield players following the day’s program, made up of running and ball drills.

A World Cup year is always a bit special, with staggered returns for a good number of clubs. PSG is one of those particularly “affected,” and it was reasonable to think there would be more youngsters with the professional squad for the restart. Maybe some academy players will get the chance to step up in the coming days and for the friendlies (August 5 and 8 against Mallorca and Manchester United).

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However, based on the vacation schedule set by the club (4 weeks, only 3 for those who went as far as the semifinals), PSG should regain key players fairly quickly. Willian Pacho and Ibrahim Mbaye are due back this week, ahead of Marquinhos, Vitinha, João Neves and Nuno Mendes at the start of next week, followed a few days later by Achraf Hakimi.

France’s World Cup fourth-place finishers — Lucas Hernandez, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Bradley Barcola, Désiré Doué and Ousmane Dembélé — and champion Fabian Ruiz should return just after the friendlies, but before the UEFA Super Cup on August 12 against Aston Villa. Even if it may be a little too soon for them to play.

We hope to see new signings added to this group. It already seems settled for Lucas Digne, who will return at the same time as the other Bleus.

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