Clearly, he’s not getting out of it. Mike Maignan, unavailable since the end of April due to an adductor injury, dislocated the fifth finger of his left hand this Thursday morning in training with AC Milan after making a save. A little over three weeks before the start of the Euro (June 14 – July 14), this new setback does not seem, according to our information, likely to call into question, for the moment, its participation in the tournament.
“No fracture was observed. A priori, there is no reason to be worried, even if it necessarily postpones his return to school,” we are told by those around the Lombard club. He will wear a splint for a week until a specialist examines him again.
Present on the bench against Torino on May 18, the former Lille player, whose return to competition was scheduled for this Saturday against Salernitana for the 38th and final day of Serie A, will not be able to hold his place . The precise duration of its unavailability remains to be specified. Packaged for the 2022 World Cup for an injury to the right adductor, Maignan propelled number 1 since Hugo Lloris stopped, has already experienced several physical problems this season: adductor, thigh, knee.
The final list on June 7
For the record, Didier Deschamps must make his final list for the Euro on June 7. The coaches also have the possibility, as in Qatar, to make a final change on the eve of the first match in the event of injury. In this case, a medical file must be validated by the UEFA medical committee. The French enter the competition on June 17, at 9 p.m., against Austria.
The start of the Blues gathering is scheduled for May 29 at Clairefontaine, but Maignan, like Olivier Giroud or Théo Hernandez, must, however, join the group later due to an AC Milan tour of Australia with a match at Perth against AS Roma on May 31.
The evolution of two other players is followed carefully by Deschamps. Kingsley Coman and Aurélien Tchouameni are both facing physical problems. The Bavarian, who suffered a minor knee injury on Monday, was able to resume his rehabilitation work on Tuesday. He has not played again since April 13 due to an adductor problem.
As for the Madrilenian, victim of a stress fracture in his left foot during the Champions League semi-final return against Bayern Munich on May 8, he is already heading towards a withdrawal from the Champions League final , June 1.
