AC Milan’s Swedish ahead Zlatan Ibrahimovic warms up previous to the Italian Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Lecce at San Siro stadium in Milan on April 23, 2023.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s injury-hit season may very well be at an finish after AC Milan mentioned on April 29 that the Sweden worldwide has picked up a knock to his proper calf.
Milan didn’t specify for a way lengthy Ibrahimovic could be out however mentioned that there a “small hope” that he may play earlier than the tip of the season, which in Italy finishes on the primary weekend in June.
The veteran striker picked up the injury through the warm-up earlier than Milan’s 2-0 win over Lecce final weekend.
Ibrahimovic, a key determine in Milan’s resurgence to the highest of Italian soccer, has hardly featured for Stefano Pioli’s aspect all season, returning in February following surgical procedure on his left knee in May.
The 41-year-old has solely began one match for Milan all season, in a 3-1 win at Udinese in March wherein he grew to become the oldest goalscorer in Serie A historical past.
He is not on the record of gamers eligible for Milan’s Champions League marketing campaign so he is not going to characteristic within the derby semi-final with Inter Milan subsequent month.
Ibrahimovic’s newest injury casts doubt over whether or not he’ll retire at the tip of the season, together with his contract expiring in June and no information concerning an extension.
