Team newspaper: Dembele is expected to return from Qatar next week, and may return to Strasbourg

reported on October 4 that Golden Globe winner Dembélé missed the national team training camp due to injury and is expected to return to Paris next week.

The 2025 Golden Globe winner, who was injured for nearly a month, did not participate in the training camp of the French national team. The Paris striker is undergoing rehabilitation treatment in Qatar and is expected to return to Paris next week and plans to return after international match day.

At the Clayfontaine training base, he will not train with his French teammates as usual. In the match against Ukraine on September 5, Dembele suffered a hamstring injury in his right leg, which caused fierce controversy between France and Paris Saint-Germain. Currently, he is continuing his rehabilitation treatment in Doha. After arriving in Doha early this week, the Paris striker spent most of his time at Aspetal Medical Centre, an ultra-modern medical centre in Doha.

His rehabilitation program includes routine care and physical recovery training with the physical therapy team. In addition, he has also performed several physical and medical examinations using locally unique equipment. The goal set a few weeks ago was to ensure he could make a comeback after international match day.

The current plan is to get him back to the team in the 17th October against Strasbourg. He will not stay in Qatar during international match days and he is expected to return to Paris on Monday.