AC Milan’s defensive hierarchies will shuffle around once again as Fikayo Tomori faces an extended period on the sidelines with a hamstring injury, a report claims.
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As Corriere della Sera (via MilanNews) writes, Tomori was one of the seven Rossoneri players who could boast the record of not having suffered an injury in this first part of the season. Needless to say, that number has now become six.
Tomori faces at least two months out, but to sweeten the bitter feeling the risk of an operation has been averted. The Englishman had an MRI scan this morning which revealed that he has suffered a more serious issue than first hoped.
What is certain is that Milan not only loses the leader of the defence but also the best player of the season so far. It is an absence that throws an already battered defensive department even further into darkness.
Given that Simon Kjaer has just returned from injury and is the only fit senior option, it is obvious that Stefano Pioli will have to reconfigure the list of options. Jan-Carlo Simic made his debut last weekend and could become a starter now, with Clinton Nsiala possibly promoted from the Primavera.
