Paris Saint-Germain calls for the establishment of a new medical and sports coordination agreement between the club and the national team.
Club Statement:
After confirming the injuries of its players called up to the France national team, Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué - with significant sporting consequences for the players and the club - Paris Saint-Germain has sent a letter to the French Football Federation urgently calling for a new protocol of medical-sporting coordination between clubs and the national team, more transparent and collaborative, to make the health of players and their medical support an absolute priority.
Paris Saint-Germain, which provides medical follow-up to its players throughout the year and has precise and detailed information, had transmitted concrete medical elements to the Federation, even before the start of the France national team's training camp, regarding the sustainable workload and injury risks of its players. The club regrets that these medical recommendations were not taken into account by the France national team's medical staff, as well as the total lack of consultation and coordination with its medical teams.
Paris Saint-Germain, which is keen to reaffirm its commitment to the federal mission and the French national team, whose influence is a fully shared objective, hopes that these regrettable events will pave the way for the establishment of a new formalized framework for medical coordination, ensuring systematic, documented and reciprocal exchanges between the medical staffs of clubs and the national team, as well as the respect of an enhanced precautionary principle in the selection and use of players, particularly when they are undergoing treatment for a medical condition.
The recent, serious, and avoidable events must give rise to rapid and immediate corrective measures. The Club stands ready to contribute actively to this collective effort, in the interest of the players and the entire professional football community.