Hit in an ankle against Ireland, Thursday evening at the Parc des Princes, Olivier Giroud will leave the Blues group to return to Milan.
This September gathering is already over for Olivier Giroud. Forced to give up his place in the 25th minute of the match won by the France team against Ireland (2-0), Thursday evening as part of the Euro 2024 qualifiers, due to pain in his ankle, the AC Milan striker underwent examinations this Friday.
Examinations which revealed nothing serious, according to daily information The Team. However, the best scorer in the history of the Blues will leave, “as a precaution”, the France group and return to Milan for treatment. Therefore, the former Montpellier player will not play the friendly match against Germany on Tuesday evening in Dortmund.
Big program for Milan
At half-time of France-Ireland, Didier Deschamps had already been reassuring about the condition of his number 9’s ankle. “He had a little problem with his ankle, it turned around on his shot, it was too painful for him unfortunately”declared the French coach at the microphone of TF1.
As a reminder, Olivier Giroud’s AC Milan will resume with the derby against Inter, before traveling to Newcastle to play their first Champions League match of the season.
