M'Baye Niang had surgery on Friday following a car accident last month. Luca Zennaro/ANSA via AP

AC Milan striker M'Baye Niang stands a chance of returning to action before the end of the Serie A season after undergoing successful surgery on Friday.

The 21-year-old Frenchman suffered ankle ligament damage in a car crash last month and was required to go under the knife in Amsterdam, in an operation supervised by Dr Niek van Dijk.

Milan on Friday revealed Niang had his ruptured ligaments repaired while small fragments of cartilage, which had been dislodged by the impact of February's crash, had been removed.

A statement published on the club's official website said a further assessment of the former Caen player's injury, condition and recovery would take place in five weeks' time.

Niang, who has scored eight goals for the San Siro club this term, could feasibly be involved in the last three matches of the 2015-16 league campaign -- against Frosinone, Bologna and Roma.

Milan then play Juventus in the Coppa Italia final on May 21.