Bayern´s Gomez out for Bundesliga opener
7 August 2012 00:29
Bayern Munich's Mario Gomez will miss the start of the Bundesliga season after suffering an ankle injury on Saturday.
Striker Gomez aggravated an old knock shortly before half-time in Bayern's LIGA Total Cup match against Werder Bremen, and it emerged after the game he would need surgery to repair the damage.
The 27-year-old Germany international is now certain to miss the start of the Bundesliga season, with the recovery time for the operation estimated to be between four and six weeks.
"He faces four to six weeks of rest, of which three of those he will be on crutches for. The damaged cartilage must be smoothed," sports doctor Bernd Kabelka told
Bild.
Gomez will join David Alaba (stress fracture, foot), Rafinha (torn knee ligament) and Diego Contento (fractured foot) on the sidelines for Bayern, although the club were handed a boost with the news Bastian Schweinsteiger's ligament strain is not as serious as first feared.
"He (Schweinsteiger) will need to rehabilitate for two days but then he will be able to exercise again," Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes said.
Bayern kick-off their 2012/13 Bundesliga campaign away to promoted Greuther Furth on August 25, and face arch-rivals Borussia Dortmund in the DFL Supercup on August 12.
