AC Milan Beset By Another Injury Worry In The Defense

Written By Onyeka Daniel

With each passing day, it is looking clearer that the decision to let Davide Calabria leave AC Milan during the January transfer window was not a well thought out plan as the defender has been instrumental in the Rossoblu’s recent fight for a top four place.

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It is also the same position that Milan is fighting for and this weekend, the Rossoneri will face Udinese at the Bluenergy Stadium in their top four quest, but will be without the presence of Kyle Walker, who was brought in to replace Calabria.

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This is because the England defender, who is on loan from Manchester City has undergone surgery for a fractured elbow and could be out of action for a while.It was reported to be a training ground accident, which tests showed were more serious than previously thought.

“AC Milan can confirm that Kyle Walker sustained a fracture in his right elbow today,” read a statement released on the official website recently. “To ensure better healing and optimise recovery time, the player underwent surgery in Milan to repair the olecranon through osteosynthesis.”

“The operation went perfectly to plan. Kyle will begin rehabilitation immediately.” The statement concluded. It Is not clear how long this will take to recover from, but there are only seven Serie A rounds left in the current campaign.

According to reports, they hope that he can be back in action within four weeks. The right-back who turns 35 next month is widely expected to make the move a permanent one to Milan from Manchester City this summer.

Since arriving on loan in the January transfer window, the former Tottenham Hotspur star has quickly become a key figure in the Rossoneri defence. He has played eight Serie A games, four in the Champions League and two in the Coppa Italia.

Along with challenging for European qualification in Serie A, Milan are also in the Coppa Italia semi-final against rivals Inter, having drawn the first leg 1-1. With Emerson Royal also out with injury, the options are few. There is Alex Jimenez and Fillipo Terracciano.

Both of them can play on the left or right full-back position. Meanwhile, Luka Jovic’s father has revealed that he received offers from Besiktas and Trabzonspor, but while he wants to stay at Milan, there might not be a choice.

The striker popped up for a decisive equaliser against his former club Fiorentina at the weekend in Serie A, only his second goal in nine appearances this season. The struggling form for Santiago Gimenez and Tammy Abraham has meant that Jovic is suddenly back on the radar.

Now, the hope is to make an impact and earn a contract extension and his father spoke to Srpski Telegraf about his future, confirming there were offers from Besiktas and Trabzonspor in January, as well as Monza in Serie A. “It’s all true,” was the response.

“He ought to stay at Milan, but if many things change within the club, then there might not be a choice in the matter.”Jovic’s career trajectory has been extremely odd, as Real Madrid paid €63m to sign him from Eintracht Frankfurt in 2019.

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Then in 2022, he was handed over to Fiorentina for free in exchange for a 50 per cent cut of the future transfer fee after struggling with injuries. A similar deal was struck with Milan in 2023 with a short-term contract that expires on June 30.

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