“I can give Arkadiusz Milik back to Napoli in four to five months, but I’ll know more in a month’s time,” said the striker’s knee surgeon.
The Poland international suffered the complete tear of his anterior cruciate ligament.
Today he visited Professor Pier Paolo Mariani for a check-up, but the version of the situation he gave to Sky Sport Italia had a different tone to the one reported by the official club website.
“I can give Arkadiusz Milik back to Napoli in four to five months, but I’ll know more in a month’s time,” said the striker’s knee surgeon.
The Poland international suffered the complete tear of his anterior cruciate ligament.
Today he visited Professor Pier Paolo Mariani for a check-up, but the version of the situation he gave to Sky Sport Italia had a different tone to the one reported by the official club website.
“The recovery process is proceeding well. After a month he can walk freely and has a normal gait with decent muscular tone.
“Now he will begin the rehabilitation process, doing more specific work in the water and then also on the pitch.”
While at first some in the Napoli camp declared Milik could make his comeback in 100 days, that seems to be a long way off being realistic.
“I can give Milik back to Napoli in four to five months, but I cannot say that with certainty right now. I’ll know more when we have another check-up in a month’s time.
“There is no reason to be alarmed and the fans can wait for him. In psychological terms he is reacting very well, so he’s an athlete in every sense.
“Both the Napoli medics and I admire the effort he is putting in.”