the first team from injury against Siena on 10 February 2008 and started the whole game to help the club a clean sheet, in a 1–0 win. Following this, Jankulovski continued to be involved in the first team despite suffering further injuries later in the 2007–08 season. At the end of the 2007–08 season, he went on to make nineteen appearances and scoring once in all competitions. Following this, on 28 May 2008, Jankulovski was named the 2007's Czech Player of the Year , with Petr Čech coming in second place. At the start of the 2008–09 season, Jankulovski regained his first-team place, playing at left-back. He scored his first goal of the season, in a 3–1 win against FC Zürich on 18 September 2008. Three days later on 21 September 2008, Jankulovski set up one of the goals, in a 4–1 win against Lazio. He then helped Milan keep four league consecutive clean sheets between 28 September 2008 and 26 October 2008. Jankulovski then helped the club keep three consecutive clean sheets between 22 March 2009 and 11 April 2009. Despite missing three matches in the 2008–09 season, he went on to make 38 appearances in all competitions, scoring once. Following this, Jankulovski undergo a surgery on his ankle and recovered from his injury. At the start of the 2009–10 season, Jankulovski became a first-team regular for Milan, starting at left-back in the team's first six matches of the season. However, he was dropped from the first team and was demoted to the substitute bench, as Luca Antonini took over the left-back position. However, Jankulovski suffered ankle injury that saw him out for the rest of the year. It wasn't until on 6 January 2010 when he made his return to the first team, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute, in a 5–2 win against Genoa. Due to lack of first team opportunities, Milan were said to have offered Jankulovski to Inter in exchange for Mancini during the winter transfer period. However, he refused to move to the club's bitter rivals and later said that betraying Milan was not an option, stating, "Truth be told, I didn't give it much thought... I wanted to stay at Milan, I've been here for five years and I'm settled." Following this, he later made five starts later in the 2009–10 season. Despite facing further sidelined later in the 2009–10 season, Jankulovski went