on to make sixteen appearances in all competitions. Ahead of the 2010–11 season, Jankulovski said he wanted to stay at Milan despite expecting to be behind the pecking order. Jankulovski continued to remain on the sidelines for the first four months of the season due to injuries and Antonini remained as the club's first-choice left-back. He made his first appearance of the season, coming on as a late substitute, in a 3–1 win against Palermo on 10 November 2010. However, his return was short-lived when Jankulovski suffered another injury that kept him out for two months. It was not until 26 January 2011 when he made his first appearances in two months, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute in a 2–1 win against Sampdoria in the quarter-final of the Coppa Italia. Four days later on 30 January 2011, Jankulovski announced his intention to leave Milan at the end of the 2010–11 season and return to the Czech Republic to close out his career. Following the absence of Antonini, Jankulovski made three starts for the club, playing at left-back. In a match against Palermo on 17 March 2011, however, Jankulovski suffered a knee injury and was substituted in the 17th minute, as Milan lost 1–0. After the match, he had surgery on his knee, causing him to miss the rest of the 2010–11 season. Despite this, Jankulovski part of the Milan team that won the Serie A title for the first time since the 2003–04 season. At the end of the 2010–11 season, he went on to make eight appearances in all competitions. Return to Baník Ostrava On 10 October 2011, Jankulovski returned to play club football in the Czech Republic for the first time since leaving Baník Ostrava for Italy 11 years before. He stated on four separate interviews about returning to his hometown club one day. He made his first appearance in eleven years against Hradec Králové on 15 October 2011 but managed to play just eight minutes after coming on as a substitute before suffering a knee injury and leaving the pitch, in what turned out to be his last professional football match. On 20 February 2012, Jankulovski announced his retirement due to not being able to recover from his knee injury. A year later, he was given a farewell match, arranged by the club, and participated in the match. International career Jankulovski represented Czech Republic from the