DFB team: VfL Wolfsburg’s Lukas Nmecha misses the World Cup injured

Next striker is missing

Lukas Nmecha from VfL Wolfsburg was always in the squad for the German national team this year, if fit, and played in seven out of ten games. However, the 23-year-old center forward will not take part in the World Cup in Qatar. As his club announced, the native of Hamburg has to pause for several weeks due to a partial rupture of the patellar tendon in his right knee. An operation is not necessary.

“It’s a shame that Lukas will miss the last competitive game this year and won’t be able to attend the World Cup in Qatar either. We wish him a quick and smooth healing process,” said Wolfsburg sports director Jörg Schmadtke in a statement on the VfL website.

After the absence of Timo Werner (26; syndesmosis ligament rupture), Nmecha’s injury is the next setback for national coach Hansi Flick’s offensive.

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Timo Werner (Germany/RB Leipzig) | Market value: €25 million

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Florian Neuhaus (Germany/Gladbach) | Market value: €20 million

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Lukas Nmecha (Germany/VfL Wolfsburg) | Market value: €18 million

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