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De Jong set to miss rest of season
December 10, 2012

By Adam Digby, Italy Correspondent
Nigel de Jong has snapped the Achilles tendon in his left leg and will be out for around five to six months, AC Milan have announced.

Nigel de Jong's absence through injury is a blow for AC Milan

The former Manchester City midfielder, 28, came off injured midway through the first half of the Rossoneri's 4-2 win against Torino, immediately signalling to the bench that it was a serious problem.

A club statement on Sunday evening confirmed he had indeed suffered a complete rupture of the tendon and Massimiliano Allegri, speaking to MediaSet, dedicated the victory to the stricken Dutch international.

Allegri said: "The lads have dedicated the victory to Nigel, who unfortunately has suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon injury that will see him out for the season."

De Jong only joined the club in the summer in a move worth an initial £3.5m and, having already become a vital cog in Allegri's midfield, losing him for the rest of the season will be a huge blow for the San Siro outfit.

De jong follows Becks to Finland for op
10 December 2012,

Dutch midfielder Nigel De Jong will have surgery on a ruptured Achilles tendon performed by the same Finnish professor who operated on David Beckham, AC Milan said on Monday.
De Jong suffered the injury Saturday in Milan's 4-1 win away to Torino, which left the Rossoneri in seventh place in Italy's Serie A 14 points behind leaders Juventus.
He will be operated on by Professor Sakari Orava, who patched up Beckham when he tore his left Achilles tendon during a loan spell at Milan in 2010, an injury which kept the English icon out of the World Cup as well as the following MLS season.
A statement from Milan on Monday said De Jong would have his operation "performed in Finland by Professor Orava at his Turku clinic.
"David Beckham had his operation performed by the professor as did Giuseppe Pancaro," it added.
De Jong was one of several summer recruits by Milan after the club cashed in by selling many of its squad including Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Club owner Silvio Berlusconi, however, has not yet confirmed that a replacement for the Dutchman will be brought in during the January transfer window.
We'll see," Berlusconi told Sky Sport Italia when asked if Milan would buy a replacement player.

Dameerto wrote:Looks like they're using the same lazy source as the Telegraph - why would we sign someone who has just received a longterm injury? And why would Milan transfer-list someone who has just become long-term injured? I don't believe he is transerlisted at all.