Nuno Mendes – another four months out

Mendes hasn’t played since sustaining the groin injury against Lorient at the end of April, but any hopes of an impending return to action were quashed on Thursday as the club announced that the Portugal star would undergo surgery in Finland.

Nordic solution

A statement from the club read: “After new medical examinations and a new in-depth study of Nuno Mendes’ situation, the Paris Saint-Germain medical department made the decision to carry out surgery this Friday in Finland. The player’s unavailability is estimated at four months.”

Paris Saint-Germain will also likely be without Kylian Mbappé, who was forced off with an ankle sprain on the half-hour mark of the 4-0 Classique win over Marseille on Sunday, as they look to clinch top spot on the table when they travel to Clermont for their Ligue 1 Uber Eats Round 7 clash on Saturday afternoon.