Olivier Giroud should be able to play in the derby against AC Milan in eight days, a report claims, after he suffered an injury problem with France.
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In the first half of France’s victory over Ireland last night, Giroud left the field with a left ankle issue and he looked in some serious pain. The player tried to reassure fans after the game, and optimism has filtered since.
According to what is reported by Sky, the tests he underwent today did not reveal any serious injuries, but the attacker will still return to Milanello as a precaution.
He will therefore not participate in the friendly against Germany on Tuesday 12 September. In the next few hours – probably on Saturday – Giroud will return to Milanello and return to training under Pioli’s orders.
Group training in view of the derby is not actually scheduled to resume until Tuesday with the Italian national team using Milanello until then, so the Frenchman will get a period of rest until then.
There is now confidence that he will be back for the game against Inter as per the report, and it is good news for Pioli. Giroud has not started a season with four goals in three games in his entire career, so he will want to keep his red-hot start going.
