Ismael Bennacer’s time in the red and black shirt has seemingly come to an end. After sustaining an injury that could keep him out for around three months, AC Milan have already made a decision on the January window, a report claims.
Bennacer sustained the injury while on international duty with Algeria, spotted in a wheelchair as he left the country to return to Italy. In short, everything suggests that it’s a serious injury and he could be on the sidelines for about three months.
According to Antonio Vitiello, in his latest column for MilanNews, it’s no secret that Milan wanted to offload the player during the summer. And with this injury taken into consideration, we may have seen the last of the midfielder in the red and black shirt.
“Milan hoped to sell Bennacer in the summer, take home about €30m and bet everything on Manu Konee. However, nothing concrete arrived from Saudi Arabia, while Marseille only offered a loan. The problem with Bennacer is that he has a net salary of €4m and he’s also injured often.
“It’s difficult to sell him for such figures. But in January he will leave, probably on loan. His time in red and black seems to be over,” he wrote.
It remains to be seen if there will be any suitors in January but if Milan truly are open to a loan, one would have to assume someone will jump at the opportunity.