AC Milan prepare for possibility Rabiot out for 1 month

With fears Adrien Rabiot could be out of action for a month, AC Milan are looking towards Ruben Loftus-Cheek to replace him rather than Samuele Ricci.

The midfielder returned from international duty with France suffering from a muscular problem.

Today’s tests confirmed there is a lesion to the soleus muscle in the left leg and it will be re-evaluated in 10 days’ time.

That means he will be out for at least two weeks, but Sky Sport Italia, Calciomercato.com and L’Equipe are all warning the most likely scenario is a month before he can be fully healed.

Rabiot had made a huge impact on the Milan midfield since arriving on transfer deadline day from Olympique Marseille, so now Max Allegri has to make changes.

According to the initial reports, it is Loftus-Cheek who should get the nod against Fiorentina this weekend in that role.

It had been hoped that this injury would give big summer signing Ricci an opportunity to shine, but the former Torino man remains quite a way down the pecking order.

Ardon Jashari would also have been a candidate, but is still trying to fully recover from a fractured fibula.