Thuram Cleared of Muscle Injury After Leaving France Camp, Inter Say Tests Show Fatigue

What happened

Marcus Thuram has no muscle injury, according to medical tests carried out after the Inter striker returned to Italy from the France camp, Corriere dello Sport reported. The checks found only fatigue rather than a lesion, easing concerns at Inter after he had left Zinedine Zidane's France squad because of a muscular problem.

Report details

The source said Thuram had been called up by France but returned immediately to Italy because of a "persistent discomfort" in the biceps femoris of his right leg. Back at Inter's Pinetina training base, he underwent the routine instrumental examinations intended to establish the extent of the problem and his recovery time. The former Borussia M'Gladbach forward then worked with Inter's medical staff at Appiano Gentile and left the club's sports centre at around 17:00.

According to the report, the shortened recovery timetable means Cristian Chivu hopes to have Thuram available for the trip to Bergamo to face Atalanta and, above all, for the Champions League match against Stuttgart. The source also noted that Thuram has scored six goals and provided four assists in Serie A this season. The report did not specify the exact dates of those fixtures or confirm his participation.