As of: February 2, 2024, 11:08 a.m
By: Christoph Klaucke
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FC Bayern has been without the injured Serge Gnabry for weeks.
Now the people of Munich shared good news that gives hope for a speedy return.
Munich – It was the low point for a messed up season so far from Serge Gnabry’s point of view.
In FC Bayern's 5-1 defeat in Frankfurt (December 9th), the offensive player sat down on the ground after a challenge in the 68th minute, grabbed his left thigh and had to be treated.
Particularly bitter: Gnabry had just been substituted on in the 66th minute, and just five minutes later he had to go off again.
Bayern star Gnabry with a muscle tendon injury in the left adductor area
The next morning, FC Bayern announced the diagnosis: Serge Gnabry, who was injured in Frankfurt, suffered a muscle tendon injury in the left adductor area and has been out ever since.
For the national player, this is the second injury of the current season after breaking his forearm.
The 28-year-old is not getting going at all this season and, due to injuries, only managed 451 minutes of playing time spread across eleven competitive games and scored a single goal.
In the previous season he contributed 14 goals and seven assists to Munich's championship title in the Bundesliga.
Two and a half weeks ago (January 15th) Gnabry started running training again, and now there is positive news again.
Serge Gnabry: Season statistics at FC Bayern
Competition |
games |
minutes |
Gates |
|---|---|---|---|
Bundesliga |
5 |
228 |
0 |
Champions League |
3 |
92 |
1 |
DFB Cup |
2 |
41 |
0 |
DFL Supercup |
1 |
90 |
0 |
FC Bayern announces good news from Gnabry: offensive star is training with the ball again
FC Bayern announced on its website: "Before FC Bayern's morning training session on Thursday, Serge Gnabry, who is currently out after suffering a muscle tendon injury in his left adductor area in the Bundesliga away game at Eintracht Frankfurt, completed exercises with the ball for the first time."
The record champions did not announce when the Stuttgart native might be able to play again.
However, the happy Gnabry message gives hope for a speedy comeback.
Bayern's currently injured offensive star Serge Gnabry is making progress towards a comeback.
© Eibner press photo/Jenni Maul/Imago
Gnabry comeback sooner than expected?
As soon as Gnabry can get back into team training, a return to the squad should only be a matter of time.
Incidentally, Thomas Tuchel was missing from Bayern training this week, the coach is suffering from a flu-like infection.
A comeback against Mönchengladbach on Saturday definitely comes too early for Gnabry, but perhaps it will be enough for the top game against league leaders Leverkusen a week later.
With the early transfer of dribbling artist Bryan Zaragoza, Bayern now have more options anyway - and Gnabry has one more competitor.
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