The descent into hell continues for Arkadiusz Milik. Quickly considered as a promising striker for Ajax Amsterdam, he arrived at Napoli in the summer of 2016 with high odds. However, this was the start of problems for him with two major knee injuries which hampered his debut with the Partenopei. Two almost blank seasons and only 122 matches played in five years for Naples (48 goals and 6 assists). Olympique de Marseille had seized the good deal and their passage had been honorable with 30 goals in 55 matches. The Phocaeans had bought him for 9.7 million euros before reselling him after a year and a half to Juventus for 7.3 million euros after a small period of slump.
For the people of Turin, it was quite complicated. Author of 9 goals in 39 matches the first season and 8 goals in 36 matches during the following year, Arkadiusz Milik showed interesting things as a joker without managing to shake up the hierarchy. However, since June 7, 2024 and a match with Poland against Ukraine, the native of Tychy has completely disappeared from circulation. Author of a completely blank 2024/2025 season, he only played two matches during the 2025/2026 financial year for only 34 minutes of play. A return to business after 21 months of absence which was not followed by continuity.
34 minutes in two years and zero prospects
In fact, he has not played again since and continues to pile up injuries. Worse, he has just contracted a new muscle injury this weekend, his 10th since joining Piedmont. Thus, he has so far missed a whopping 118 matches with the Bianconero club and has no less than 735 days of unavailability. That is more than two years out of the four years he spent with Juventus. The left-hander whose contract will only end next June should not be very visible this season. In addition to competition from Randal Kolo Muani and Nick Woltemade, he is not registered in the Europa League or Serie A and can only play in the Italian Cup.
However, there was still hope in preparation when he played on August 11 against Palermo (2-0). Finally a scorer, the Polish striker ended two years without scoring since his last goal dates back to May 20, 2024 against Bologna (3-3). “Milik has found the net again and it is clear that the more he plays, the better he becomes, he is a player who can be very important.» Since then, 0 minutes of play, only two call-ups to Serie A before the arrival of Nick Woltemade and a new injury which makes his passage even more catastrophic. The season promises to be long for Arkadiusz Milik before playing a new official match.
