After a week of vacation, MHSC resumed training with Kouyaté, Chotard but still without Maamma

Les joueurs montpelliérains ont débuté cet entraînement de reprise par un footing dans la pinède. Midi Libre – Dorian Cayuela

Jean-Louis Gasset et ses hommes ont retrouvé le centre d’entraînement de Grammont, ce dimanche 29 décembre, à six jours du premier match de 2025, un déplacement à Lyon.

2025 has already begun at Montpellier HSC. Like Marseille, Saint-Étienne or Nice, the Montpellier club launched its second half of the season this Sunday, with a resumption of training six days before its first match of the year, Saturday January 4 (9 p.m.) in Lyon.

The Hérault players had been entitled to a week off, which began the day after the pitiful elimination in the Coupe de France, suffered on the ground of the National 2 club Puy-en-Velay (4-0), on December 21. In the midst of a slump in Ligue 1, where they occupy last place with 19 games to go until the end of the season, they found Grammont bathed in winter sunshine at 3 p.m. this Sunday.

After a jog in the pine forest, the Pailladin group took part in its first post-shipwreck session. Under the watchful eye of coach Jean-Louis Gasset, while Ghislain Printant gave voice, Téji Savanier's partners multiplied the workshops, finishing with physical exercises.

Maksimovic absent, Kouyaté gets closer

Eight days after his remarks in Le Puy, and the controversy that followed, the Montpellier captain was present, like Joris Chotard or Mousa Tamari, who the winter transfer window (January 1-February 3) could send far from Hérault. Nikola Maksimovic, who withdrew from the Cup due to an ankle problem, was absent.

Unlike “Kiki” Kouyaté, who took part in a large part of the session. Having undergone knee surgery in October, the Malian defender started with separate laps of the pitch, alongside Lucas Mincarelli and Othmane Maamma, before taking part in various games. This suggests a return to match action soon.

On the other hand, for his young teammate, winger Maamma, the re-athleticization phase is dragging on. Like Christopher Jullien, who tore his knee ligaments last May and left the gym at the end of training to run in sneakers. Still waiting for what comes next, like Montpellier.