In the friendly match against PSV on December 30, the AC Milan Senegalese left-back, Fodé Ballo-Touré, picked up an injury on the right shoulder level. This physical problem will keep him out of the field for 4 weeks, as per the club's official statement which reads the following:
AC Milan announces that, today, defender Fodè Ballo-Touré underwent the reduction and synthesis of an acromioclavicular dislocation of the right shoulder at the IRCCS Ospedale Galeazzi Sant'Ambrogio in Milan. The operation, which was performed by Dr. Pozzoni and his CTS team, in the presence of first team doctor Lucio Genesio, was perfectly successful. The estimated time to return to full training is 4 weeks.