Overview
- Inter confirmed late Tuesday that medical tests at the Humanitas Clinical Institute in Rozzano found a muscle strain in Calhanoglu's right adductor.
- The club says the injury rules Calhanoglu out of Inter’s Serie A trip to Roma on September 19.
- Inter medical staff have penciled a return after the international break, with early October given as a realistic target pending reassessment.
- Reports from Italian outlets say the new injury feeds into wider concerns about a pattern of recurring muscle problems that have cost him many matches and are shaping renewal talks ahead of his June 2027 contract expiry.
- Inter also disclosed a separate muscular issue for defender John Stones, creating short-term selection uncertainty for the Roma match and leaving the manager to reshuffle midfield and defence.