In an unexpected turn of events AC Milan announced yesterday that Ivan Strinic is suffering from a heart condition and has stopped all football activities.
Many had questioned the need to sign another further left-back after already having in the squad Strinic and Ricardo Rodriguez, writes today Il Corriere della Sera. Unfortunately, the unwanted response came yesterday with an unexpected official statement from AC Milan.
Ivan Strinic suffers from an initial hypertrophy of the heart muscle, basically a thickening of the walls of the heart. The problem, the club said, was found during the six-month routine checks. In addition to the initial pain in the tendon during the World Cup, Strinic finds himself with a cardiac situation never before highlighted, emerged thanks to the excellent work of the club doctors.
Unable to predict future developments, writes the newspaper, the purchase of Diego Laxalt becomes even more valuable plus AC Milan had blocked earlier every negotiation for the sale of Ricardo Rodriguez before the end of the summer transfer window.
