Paris: Mbappé and Benzema, who should strengthen the partnership and lead the attack, were out with an injury, which doubled the concern in the French camp. Midfield engines like Paul Pogba, N’Golo Kante and defenseman Prisnel Kimpempe are already out of the team. Manchester United’s Rafael Varane is also struggling with injury. Christopher Nkunku’s injury was confirmed as serious as the team was about to leave for Qatar today. He was injured during training on Tuesday.
Nkunku, 25, is the current top scorer in the Bundesliga with 12 goals in 15 games for German side Leipzig.
Nkunku started playing at the PSG academy and started playing professional football in 2015. The player who started for PSG was a leading presence in winning the Ligue One title three times. Arrived in Leipzig in 2019. He was selected as the Bundesliga player last season. He was rumored to be joining Premier League club Chelsea this season, but the club demanded a huge fee to block the transfer.
He joined the national team for the first time last March.