Gazzetta dello Sport have examined what date Inter winger Keita Balde could make a return to action having recently picked up an injury.

The Senegalese sustained a thigh injury in training yesterday and looks set to miss around three weeks of action. He will  therefore miss Inter’s game this weekend with Sassuolo, the game the following week with Torino and one thereafter against Lazio in the Coppa Italia quarter finals.

He could make a return for the Nerazzurri’s game with Bologna at the start of February but the Milan based newspaper state that the most realistic return date is the following week when Inter face Parma away from home.

The 23-year-old attacker joined the club during the Summer transfer window from Ligue 1 outfit Monaco in a loan with redemption option deal.

He has made 21 appearances across all competitions to date and has scored four goals and tallied three assists in just shy of 800 minutes of action.