EM dream shattered: Löw-Darling has to go under the knife. Ginter will now use the time during the European Championships to work on his comeback.

The defender wants to be fit again until the new Bundesliga season begins at SC Freiburg under new coach Julian Schuster. The 30-year-old is said to have complained again about problems with his Achilles tendon. According to a kicker report, it is now clear what ‘other solution’ is possible for Ginter’s Achilles tendon: an operation.