Overview
- The 22-year-old suffered a fractured fibula and dislocated ankle in a collision with PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma during the Club World Cup quarter-final in Atlanta.
- He flew back to Munich and underwent surgery on July 7, with Bayern Munich confirming the procedure was successful.
- In an Instagram post, Musiala said he is in good care and that “there’s no one to blame” for the injury.
- The Germany international faces a multi-month recovery that will keep him out of the Bundesliga opener and potentially until midseason.
- Sporting director Max Eberl called the layoff a shock and vowed full support, with Bayern stepping up interest in Liverpool’s Luis Díaz and Chelsea’s Christopher Nkunku.