Overview
- AC Milan’s final roster for its pre-season Asia tour beginning July 23 in Singapore omits forward Santiago Giménez.
- Club officials confirmed the 23-year-old’s absence stems from a vacation granted after Mexico’s Gold Cup triumph rather than injury or tactical choice.
- Giménez is slated to resume training on August 4 and will rejoin the squad for warm-up matches in Ireland and at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge.
- The Singapore friendlies against Liverpool, Arsenal, and Perth Glory will allow coach Massimiliano Allegri to assess tactics and squad depth without his leading scorer.
- Milan opens its season with a Coppa Italia tie against Bari on August 17 and starts its Serie A campaign at San Siro versus Cremonese on August 23.