Official: Milan confirm Saelemaekers suffered ankle sprain during training after tests

This afternoon, Alexis Saelemaekers suffered an injury in training and AC Milan have now provided an update on the situation.

In recent minutes, reports had suggested that Saelemaekers had suffered an ankle injury on the first day back at Milanello. It’s an unlucky one for the winger, who was set to push for a starting role after the break, so you feel for him.

Saelemaekers injury confirmed

AC Milan have confirmed to the media, including us, that Saelemaekers suffered a sprained right ankle during today’s training session. Diagnostic tests have ruled out any bone or ligament damage. His recovery will be assessed on a daily basis.

His presence on Friday against Padova can certainly be ruled out; that much is certain. However, that will not tell whether he’ll be back for the game against Sassuolo on October 11th.

We’ve already seen Ruben Amorim operate with massive levels of caution with injuries. So, it’d be no surprise if the Belgian were to be absent for that game – and maybe others, depending on the seriousness of the sprain.

As the club says, it will be a case of assessing his condition daily. Nevertheless, the avoidance of any bone or ligament damage is a substantial positive.