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Radja Nainggolan Set for Stint on Sidelines After Inter Reveal Midfielder Has Suffered Muscle Injury

Inter have revealed that midfielder Radja Nainggolan underwent an MRI scan for a pulled muscle issue sustained in training and is now set for an untimely spell on the sidelines.

Nainggolan, signed from Roma last summer in a deal worth around £34m and also involved Nicolo Zaniolo's move the other way, has managed just 26 appearances across competitions this term, being regularly hampered by niggling injuries.

And, as revealed by the club on their official twitter account, he now looks set for further time away from the field after pulling his calf muscle in training.

A statement reads: "Injury update: Radja Nainggolan underwent an MRI scan at the Humanitas Research Hospital in Rozzano this morning after a problem picked up in training.