Midfielder Aleksandar Pavlovic could be available to FC Bayern earlier than initially expected. This was indicated by sports director Max Eberl on the edge of the away win at FC Augsburg (3-1).
“I believe that Aleks will be fully added to the squad in the coming days,” said Max Eberl about an earlier comeback by Aleksandar Pavlovic.
The 20-year-old was ill at the Pfeiffer glandular fever, and had played his last game for FC Bayern against Eintracht Frankfurt (4-0) at the end of February. Since then he has missed five games in the Bundesliga and the two round of 16 in the Champions League against Bayer Leverkusen. The March internationals of the German national team against Italy also had to run without the six.
In view of the serious illness caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, FC Bayern initially had no downtime. One does not want to take a risk, the Youngster should instead cure his illness in peace. The glandular fever is dangerous for athletes. Especially when it comes to contact sports, a life -threatening spleen tear threatens due to the enlargement of the spleen. A severe relapse or damage to the heart can even lead to premature end of career.
Eberl wants to give Pavlovic the necessary time
In the meantime, Aleksandar Pavlovic is back on the lawn. “He trains again,” said Eberl about the young star’s individual program. The medical values are also “all good,” noted Eberl.
In terms of time, no pressure should still be built up. “He just has to be run again. He hadn’t trained for five or six weeks. Now you don’t want to get to get it physically in your physically.”
Aleksandar Pavlovic had already missed several games in the first half of the season due to a broken collarbone. For FC Bayern, he only has 21 games so far in the current season, in which he was in the starting eleven.
In the crucial phase of the season, he could now still intervene in the Bundesliga title fight and also in the Champions League. In addition, Bayern will also take part in the club World Cup in the United States in the club World Cup from June 15 to July 23.