Bianchin: Milan fear ‘longer stop’ as Bennacer picks up calf injury in training | OneFootball

Ismael Bennacer will return to Milanello earlier than expected as he has picked up an injury while on international duty, it has been confirmed. According to the latest reports, it could be a longer period on the sidelines for the midfielder.

Injuries have made life very difficult for Bennacer in recent years and it has certainly hindered his development at Milan. And now, with a starting spot more or less undisputed, he has picked up yet another injury as was confirmed by the Algerian national team.

According to Luca Bianchin, the midfielder picked up a calf injury in training and Milan fear a ‘longer stop’, though they can only be sure once proper tests have been carried out at Milanello. In any case, this is exactly what the Rossoneri didn’t need in this tough time.

Bennacer will definitely miss the game against Venezia and this should mean that we will see Youssouf Fofana and Tijjani Reijnders in the tandem. The tests to assess the complete damage of the midfielder’s injury will be carried out in the coming days.

The timing is quite ironic given that Milan tried to offload Bennacer in the final days of the transfer window, even taking him out of training for a few days.