OP necessary: Sadio Mané will be out for so long
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Sadio Mané had to undergo an operation. The Senegal and Bayern star will be out for around three months.
Instead of a surprising comeback at the World Cup, Sadio Mané now has to sit out even longer than initially thought. A necessary operation on his knee causes the long downtime.
There is a tendon tear on the right fibula head. That’s the official diagnosis of the injury sustained by Sadio Mané in the penultimate league matchday before the winter break.
While almost everyone firmly assumed that the World Cup was over for the Senegalese, the national association did not want to give up hope just yet. Instead, a return at the end of the group phase was set. Then happened on Thursday evening the bitter knowledge: Mané will be out for a longer period of time, will have to undergo an operation and will therefore not be able to play a minute at this World Cup.
Operation successful: Mané will miss the league restart
information of picture according to the offensive player already underwent the surgery on Thursday evening, which is said to have been successful.
A new examination in Munich had shown that the downtime not only lasted for the tournament, but also that the intervention would be necessary. This also increases downtime: According to the report, it will take around three months before Mané can celebrate his return.
He will miss the start of the second half of the season with the Munich team. Even in the first leg of the round of 16 Champions Leagueif it is mid-February against Paris Saint Germain goes, he could possibly sit out.
The 30-year-old will need an almost problem-free rehab phase to be an option for Julian Nagelsmann against PSG.
So the “witch doctors” invoked by the Senegalese FIFA Secretary General did not help. Nagelsmann, who was skeptical about this early on, had already emphasized: “It’s clear that Senegal would like him to play. But if he’s in pain, then he can’t play. Medical things are more important than sports. “
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