There continues to be optimism over the recovery of Olivier Giroud in time for the derby against Inter, but Luka Jovic is warming up just in case.
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This morning’s edition of Corriere dello Sport (via PianetaMilan) reports that Giroud sustained a slight sprain in his left ankle during the France-Ireland match last week, which was a qualifier for the 2024 European Championships.
It was a setback that came nine days before the derby and while what filtered was that it was not a serious problem, he left the France camp and returned to Italy given Les Bleus’ next game was a friendly against Germany (which Mike Maignan and Theo Hernandez played in last night).
Yesterday at Milanello, Giroud carried out individual training as scheduled. Today the French centre-forward – who has been a starter in the last eight derbies – will try to rejoin the rest of the squad.
He could well make Saturday’s derby, even if his situation remains to be monitored, and his alternative would be Luka Jović who did his first training session with the squad yesterday after returning from Serbia duty.
