‘Carefully following the case’ – why France are worried about Maignan ahead of the Euros

Mike Maignan has suffered yet another muscle injury with AC Milan and what filters out from the French national team camp is a bit of alarm, reports claim.

Maignan suffered an adductor strain during the warm-ups ahead of Juventus-Milan on Saturday and it forced him to miss the game. The MRI scan he underwent confirmed the presence of a strain that will keep him out for at least 10-15 days.

As Calciomercato.com write, it is another short but significant period of absence in an incredibly troubled season for Maignan, and this has alerted the press back in his home country.

Both L’Equipe and Le Figaro are questioning his centrality in the French national team given the expectation level surrounding them, because Les Bleus will begin the European Championship as favourites.

The latter source writes: ‘This new injury to the Milanese is not reassuring for Didier Deschamps, who will announce the list of the Tricolores for the Euro on May 16. According to our information, Les Blues entourage are carefully following the case and was able to exchange documents with the AC Milan staff. They do not want to be alarmist.

‘The 2022 world vice-champion, No.1 goalkeeper for the Blues ahead of Brice Samba and Alphonse Areola since the international retirement of Hugo Lloris, has already experienced several physical problems this season: adductor, thigh, knee. He is out for the next Serie A match next weekend in the 35th round’.

During the season – after Hugo Lloris’ retirement from the national team – Maignan became the starter for France, but Didier Deschamps was forced to deal with complications several times related to the physical condition of the ex-Lille star.