Leon Goretzka from FC Bayern has been injured for over a month. The Munich midfield star struggles with persistent patellar tendon problems in his knee and has not played a competitive game for Bayern since the beginning of December. There are now more details on how Goretzka should be treated further.
After “Sky“At the beginning of the week reported that the 26-year-old shouldn’t have an operation on his injured knee after all, the” kicker “now has more information. An operation is actually off the table: Previously, there was speculation that that Goretzka had to undergo such an operation in order to get his injury under control.
According to information from the broadcaster and the specialist magazine, the FC Bayern regular is spared this operation. But only for the time being, as the “kicker” found out. The German international has been in rehab since Tuesday.
The people of Munich give the 26-year-old three weeks. If this time window has expired, a balance is drawn. If his symptoms persist, an operation could still occur afterwards.
What is certain is that Goretzka will definitely not be an option for head coach Julian Nagelsmann on the coming Bundesliga weekend. On Saturday from 3:30 p.m., the Munich team will be guests of the up-and-coming 1. FC Köln, which recently had three wins in a row in the league.
Goretzka so far with 18 season games for Bayern
Goretzka had contested several individual training sessions on Säbener Strasse in the last week. After persistent complaints, however, he then turned to the Austrian knee specialist Prof. Dr. Christian Fink in Innsbruck.
In consultation with the specialist and the medical department of FC Bayern, the decision was apparently made to continue to treat the injury conservatively for the time being.
In the current season, Goretzka was one of the main pillars in midfield at FC Bayern until his injury-related loss. Under Julian Nagelsmann, the flexible right-footer has been used 18 times in four different competitions and scored twice for his colors.
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