Milik returns to Juventus group training after 550 days of injury nightmare | OneFootball

Juventus fans might’ve forgotten that he still plays for them, but Arkadiusz Milik today returned to training with the full squad for the first time in 550 days.

The striker arrived from Olympique Marseille on loan in 2022 and then made the move permanent for a total €8m in the summer of 2023.

He made 75 competitive appearances in the Juventus jersey, scoring 17 goals and providing two assists.

The most recent of those games was the 2-0 Serie A victory over Monza on May 25, 2024.

Juventus rediscover Milik after 18 months

ROME, ITALY – APRIL 23: Arkadiusz Milik of Juventus celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Coppa Italia Semi-final Second Leg match between SS Lazio and Juventus FC at Stadio Olimpico on April 23, 2024 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

Milik sustained a knee ligament injury in June 2024 and has not set foot on the pitch since, as his recovery had repeated setbacks.

The 31-year-old Poland international might finally be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, because today he took part in a training session with his teammates for the first time in well over a year.

It wasn’t a full session, he was only partly in the exercises with the other players, but it was already a huge achievement after 550 days of being separated from the group.