Soccer-AC Milan's Loftus-Cheek to undergo surgery after jaw fracture - report


Soccer Football - Serie A - AC Milan v Parma - San Siro, Milan, Italy - February 22, 2026 AC Milan's Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Parma's Edoardo Corvi after both sustaining injuries from a collision REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo

Feb 23 (Reuters) - ⁠England international Ruben Loftus-Cheek suffered ⁠a fractured jaw and will ‌undergo surgery after the AC Milan midfielder collided with Parma keeper Edoardo Corvi in ​their Serie A ⁠match on Sunday, ⁠Italian media reported.

Loftus-Cheek was taken from ⁠the pitch ‌on a stretcher after being injured while ⁠attempting to meet a cross around ​the 10-minute ‌mark at the San Siro. ⁠Milan lost ​the match 1-0.

"In addition to broken upper teeth and two ⁠cuts, the Englishman suffered a ​fractured alveolar bone," Sky Sports Italia reported. "This is a very serious ⁠injury; he will undergo surgery on Monday ... and is expected to be out for several months."

AC Milan ​did not immediately ⁠respond to a request for comment ​outside normal business ‌hours in Italy.

(Reporting by ​Karan Prashant Saxena in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

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