Ex AC Milan Star Won’t Be Risked In Chelsea Vs Inter Milan Friendly Clash | OneFootball

Midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu will not be risked in Inter Milan’s upcoming friendly match against Chelsea due to a slight muscle problem.

This according to today’s print edition of Rome-based newspaper Corriere dello Sport, via FCInterNews. They report that there is no serious injury for the Turk but no rush for him to start in a friendly.

Tomorrow afternoon, Inter take on Chelsea in their last friendly match of preseason.

The Nerazzurri travel to London where they will face off against the Blues as they put the finishing touches on their preparations for the campaign.

The start of both the Serie A and Premier League seasons is now just a week away.

Inter will have a few players missing from tomorrow’s match.

Defender Stefan de Vrij, for one, has picked up an injury. The thigh problem for the Dutchman occurred in the final minutes of Inter’s last friendly, against Al-Ittihad.

Meanwhile, the Corriere report, striker Mehdi Taremi and midfielder Piotr Zielinski are recovering well from muscle injuries of their own – but won’t be available against Chelsea tomorrow.

Hakan Calhanoglu Won’t Be Risked In Inter Friendly Vs Chelsea

Then, there is midfielder Calhanoglu.

The Corriere report that the 30-year-old former AC Milan and Bayer Leverkusen midfielder has been training individually.

According to the newspaper, Calhanoglu has been dealing with a slight nagging muscle problem.

However, this is no worry. It is just a slight twinge that Calhanoglu can shake off in a couple of days.

Nevertheless, the Corriere reports, Inter certainly won’t risk Calhanoglu from the start tomorrow.

Meanwhile, Inter captain Lautaro Martinez will be part of the squad tomorrow.

The Argentine returned to training for the Nerazzurri last week. He is pushing to reach full match fitness in time for the team’s Serie A opener against Genoa.

Therefore, there is every chance that Martinez will start in attack alongside Marcus Thuram tomorrow.