Manuel Neuer is seriously injured while skiing, after a lower leg fracture the season is over for the FC Bayern Munich goalkeeper. The failure of the national goalkeeper hit his club hard, those responsible for the Bundesliga club commented on the accident with shock. The national coach is already looking to the future.
Bayern boss Oliver Kahn was shocked by the serious injury and the end of the season for captain Manuel Neuer and promised the goalkeeper full support. “The news of Manuel’s injury shocked us all,” said the CEO of FC Bayern, according to the Bundesliga club. We will stand by him and accompany him on his way to his comeback.”
National coach Hansi Flick also sent recovery wishes to his captain and 117-time national player. “This is very bitter news at the end of the year. We are glad that the operation went well and wish Manu a good and speedy recovery,” he said, according to a statement from the German Football Association. The 36-year-old newcomer broke his lower leg on a ski tour a few days after the disappointing first-round elimination at the World Championships in Qatar and will be out for the rest of the season.
The national team captain has already had an operation. “He will overcome this serious injury and return to the pitch as strong as before,” said Kahn. Munich sports director Hasan Salihamidzic also promised Neuer “any support”. “It’s terrible that Manuel had such an accident and of course all our thoughts are with him. I spoke to him yesterday and today, the operation went as well as possible.” Neuer is a “strong personality and will come back. I wish him all the best, he can rely on FC Bayern!”
With Neuer, FC Bayern loses its second top performer for the rest of the season during the World Cup break: Defender Lucas Hernandez tore his cruciate ligament after a few minutes in his French national team’s first game against Australia.