Rafik Messali Injury: Aiming return in late August

Messali (undisclosed) is aiming a return in late August and will miss the first games of the 2025/26 Ligue 1 season, according to Les Violets.

Messali is dealing with an injury that will keep him sidelined for several more weeks, and he is expected to miss the first games of the 2025/26 season and return by late August. That said, his absence will not impact the starting XI, since the emerging talent is expected to play only a rotational role at best for the time being if the starters remain fit.