Dimitri Payet will miss the start of the Brazilian championship. The French striker suffered a sprained ligament in his right knee.

He could make his return on May 4 at Athletico Paranaense. Payet had previously expressed his desire to participate in the Paris Olympic Games. The former Marseillais also spoke of his ever-present love for OM. “I watch all the matches!” he assured, recognizing that the divorce was “not digested” and that “the wound will never close”