Ruben Loftus-Cheek required emergency surgery before AC Milan’s clash with Napoli, due to acute appendicitis.
Per Sky Italia, Loftus-Cheek suffered a bout of acute appendicitis before Milan’s clash with Napoli and was rushed to hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery.
In his absence, Milan lost 2-1.
The ex-Chelsea midfielder has struggled somewhat for playing time this season and has been limited to just 14 Serie A appearances due to injury issues.
He missed 12 games with muscular injuries, before making his return last week against Como. Now, he faces another month out.
Loftus-Cheek has been with Milan since 2023 and has a contract until 2027.
In total, he has played 62 times for Milan, scoring 10 goals and laying on three assists.
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Milan play Inter in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final in midweek.
Ruben is set to spend two days in hospital before being discharged, and will then be out for the next four weeks or so.
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