AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan could make his return to the pitch from injury against Atalanta but the Rossoneri are not going to take any unnecessary risks with his fitness, a report claims.
As has been reported by Tuttosport (via Milan News), the French goalkeeper is now a candidate to play again for Milan having returned to group training at Milanello on Tuesday.
The next training sessions in the run-up to Sunday’s Serie A clash with Atalanta will be crucial to deciding whether the calf injury has healed enough for him to start against La Dea.
It seems likely though that Milan will not risk aggravating the injury too soon and Ciprian Tatarusanu will continue between the sticks.
The signs are good though for Maignan to get some minutes before the return Champions League leg against Tottenham in London.
Maignan would assumedly be either deployed from the start or not at all on Sunday.