Bayern Munich have said Jamal Musiala faces a “lengthy” recovery from a leg fracture after his collision with Paris Saint-Germain’s goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma at the Club World Cup.
Bayern said on Sunday that Musiala had flown back from Florida to Munich that morning for surgery on the injury the attacking midfielder picked up in Saturday’s loss to PSG in the quarter-finals.
Bayern said doctors found Musiala “sustained a fracture of the fibula [a bone in the lower leg] associated with an ankle dislocation”.
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The Bayern board member for sport, Max Eberl, said in a statement: “This serious injury and the lengthy lay-off are a real shock for Jamal and us all. Jamal has just come back from an injury and will now be out for another long period. He’ll get everything he needs from us. We’ll support him intensively, be by his side and already look forward to when he’s back on the pitch.”
