Guillaume Restes suffers a muscle issue for Toulouse vs Lille

Guillaume Restes, Toulouse’s goalkeeper, was injured late on in the Lille match (0-1) and had to come off due to a muscle issue in his thigh. After the game, coach Jens Berthel Askou said early signs point to something minor.

Pulled off as a precaution

Askou explained that Restes alerted the staff fairly quickly and they decided not to take risks. As he put it: “On pense que c'est une petite pointe musculaire… On a préféré ne pas prendre de risques et le faire sortir. Mais on n'est pas très inquiets pour l'instant. On va le tester dans les prochains jours.” The club’s next step is to assess how he responds over the following days.

Restes was replaced by Mathys Niflore (19). Even though Toulouse conceded shortly after he came on, Askou still praised him for his first Ligue 1 appearance. “Il a été malchanceux sur le but… On est très contents qu'il puisse continuer avec nous cette saison… Il ne faut pas oublier qu'il est encore très jeune.”

What this changes

With this injury, Niflore becomes the immediate option and is expected to be his backup for the season, having arrived following interest late in the transfer window. Last season he was on loan at Dunkerque (L2).

For now, the big question is the medical update on Restes after the tests—if the pain settles, he should be back soon; if not, Niflore’s run could continue. The situation was reported by L'Équipe.