Overview
- Tests after an ankle problem in a Milan training session showed instability at the site of a 2024 medial malleolus operation, prompting referral to specialists and the decision to operate.
- AC Milan says Dr Gino Kerkhoffs performed the arthroscopic debridement and stabilisation in Amsterdam with Milan doctors Andrea Bulgheroni and Diego Mantovani present and that the procedure was successful.
- The club expects Saelemaekers to miss over three months and not to return to play before 2027, removing a right-sided option from the squad for the rest of the calendar year.
- Saelemaekers has made five appearances and one assist this season, and his contract runs to June 2031, which shapes Milan’s choices about short-term cover and squad planning.
- The injury will force Milan to consider tactical and roster adjustments for Serie A and Europa League matches in the coming months, and it directly affects the player’s match minutes and recovery routine.