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| Luis Enrique is to have surgery, PSG have confirmed(Image: Sylvain Thomas/FEP/Icon Sport via Getty Images) |
Luis Enrique suffered an injury while out on his bike, forcing the Paris Saint-Germain boss to go to hospital for surgery with little over a week until their next game
Paris Saint-Germain have announced that Luis Enrique will have surgery, having been rushed to hospital after a cycling accident. Enrique, 55, suffered an injury while out on his bike on Friday.
The Spaniard was taken to hospital, where doctors discovered that he'd fractured his collarbone. Fortunately, Enrique hasn't suffered any other serious injuries.
It's not yet known what caused the accident. PSG, who won their first Champions League under Enrique last season, announced the news in a statement.
It read: "Following a cycling accident on Friday, Paris Saint-Germain head coach Luis Enrique was treated by the emergency services and will undergo surgery for a fractured collarbone.
"The Club expresses its full support and wishes him a swift recovery. Further updates will be shared in due course."
Enrique was enjoying time off during the international break. After losing the Club World Cup final to Chelsea in July, PSG have won their first four games of the season.
It hasn't been smoothing sailing, though, having gone 2-0 down to Tottenham in the Super Cup final last month. The European champions staged a late comeback and claimed victory in the penalty shootout.
PSG then won their opening two league games 1-0. They continued their perfect start to the Ligue 1 campaign with a 6-3 romp away to Toulouse on Saturday.
Only Lyon have also won their first three matches in the French top flight, putting both teams on nine points. PSG welcome Lens to the Parc des Princes after the international break before starting their defence of the Champions League at home to Atalanta.
Their European campaign includes a mouth-watering trip to face Enrique's former club, Barcelona, as well as home games against Bayern Munich, Tottenham and Newcastle. The 55-year-old took charge of PSG in the summer of 2023, having left his position as Spain manager following the 2022 World Cup.
Enrique has led the Parisians to the Ligue 1 title in both of his seasons and his finest hour came in the Champions League final earlier this year. PSG hammered Inter Milan 5-0, making Enrique a two-time European champion after also winning the competition with Barcelona in 2015.
"The goal [this season] is first and foremost to improve as a team, both in attack and defence," he recently said. "We can still identify areas of our game where we can improve.
"In terms of titles, we want to be ready to compete for them all. We all believe we can win them and repeat the feat this season, which would make us go down in history in spectacular fashion. That's what motivates us the most."
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