AC Milan defender Kyle Walker on Tuesday underwent a surgery on his right elbowafter breaking it, the Serie A club confirmed. Although the exact recovery time has not been shared, the club stated that the surgery was successful, and Walker will begin his rehabilitation immediately.

"AC Milan can confirm that Kyle Walker sustained a fracture in his right elbow today," the club said in a statement. "To ensure better healing and optimize recovery time, the player underwent surgery in Milan to repair the olecranon through osteosynthesis.

"The operation went perfectly to plan. Kyle will begin rehabilitation immediately."

Kyle Walker, who joined AC Milan on loan from Manchester City in January, has played in 12 matches for Milan since then.

The club has an option to make the 34-year-old Englishman’s transfer permanent.

Although Milan has had a rough season in Serie A, sitting in ninth place, they are still in the Coppa Italia. They will face rivals Inter Milan in the second leg of the semifinal on April 23 after a 1-1 draw in the first leg.

Walker’s injury comes after he hinted at a potential return to Manchester City in the summer, saying, "the chapter is not fully closed." On his podcast, "You’ll Never Beat Kyle Walker," he recalled his final days at City and how "150 people" attended his farewell.

"But, after I said my goodbyes, Pep [Guardiola] got up and spoke and said a really nice message to me, just saying thank you for everything. But, listen, it's not over. I'm just on loan here," he said.

"I've got to take that into consideration that I can go back. Obviously, both parties need to come to an agreement come the end of the season.

"Listen, the chapter's not fully closed, but we'll see what happens."