The goalkeeper, usual lining of the owner Hugo Lloris, suffers from the left calf. He will no longer play for several weeks with his club, AC Milan, announced his coach on Friday.
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The French team may have to find a new player to constitute their trio of goalkeepers for the Qatar World Cup. International Mike Maignan will not replay AC Milan by the World Cup, which will take place from November 20 to December 18, due to a left calf injury. He will even be “unavailable, I think, at least until January,” said Stefano Pioli, AC Milan coach on Friday, October 21, during a press conference.
The coach did not specify if the goalkeeper would be able to respond to a summons from coach Didier Deschamps, who will announce his list on November 9.
“We are sorry for this injury, because he is a very important player, but above all because he was doing everything possible to find the team,” said Stefano Pioli. “We tried to assess things at best. Mike was pushing to play as soon as possible. We think we’ve done things well,” said the coach.
new blow for the Blues
Mike Maignan, 27, usual lining of Hugo Lloris (Tottenham) with the purpose of the French team, felt a huge embarrassment on September 22 during a match of the League of Nations against the Austria (2-0). Back in training on Wednesday, he injured himself again. AC Milan announced a new medical point on Wednesday in ten days.
If Mike Maignan was to give up the World Cup, Didier Deschamps should find a new porter alongside Hugo Lloris and Alphonse Areola (West Ham). The choice could then be made between Steve Mandanda (Stade Rennais) and Alban Lafont (FC Nantes).