AC Milan have been handed a fresh complication in their summer planning after Santiago Gimenez sprained his ankle against England in the World Cup. What was expected to be a straightforward departure now looks less certain.
The reason the injury matters today is simple: Milan had already been preparing for Gimenez to leave this summer, and the club’s transfer work was built around that assumption. A setback to the same ankle he injured before, even one that initially looked worse than it was, forces that plan back into question.
Calciomercato.com said the issue could affect Milan’s plans if the injury proves serious, and that is where the concern begins to deepen. The forward’s latest problem may also raise questions during medical checks when a move is being lined up, because the same ankle has now given way again and any repeat injury changes how buyers read the risk.
There is still room for caution before anyone overstates the damage. The report said it was only a sprain, that he could be out for a few weeks, and that no recovery timeline had been given yet. At the same time, it was also said that the layoff could run to eight weeks, a figure that would make this more than a minor interruption and would push any summer deal into a far messier area.
That is the friction Milan now have to manage. If Gimenez is back quickly, the club can revisit the sale it had been willing to make. If the longer absence proves right, the injury could have repercussions for both the player’s future and the club’s, turning a planned exit into a question of timing, fitness and whether the market still looks the same when he is ready again.
