Bayern Munich suffered a significant blow on Saturday with their iconic goalkeeper Manuel Neuer announcing he will be out for the rest of the season after breaking his leg skiing.According to information published by the German daily Bild, it was a marrow fracture in the right tibia, i.e. inside the bone and not an open fracture. It seems like He was operated on in a clinic 70 kilometres south of Munich.Neuer had gone for a break to try and get over Germany’s first-round exit at the World Cup. The legendary German captain wouldn’t have gone skiing had his team managed to fulfil the nation’s expectations and reach the latter stages of the World Cup in Qatar. After all, there is no snow in the Arab desert.##NAJAVA_MECA_6881123##It was the long-serving goalie himself who announced the bad news on his social media profiles. He posted a photo of himself from the hospital bed on Instagram with the message of his predicament.”Hey, guys! What can I say? The end of the year could definitely have gone better… While I was trying to get my head clear while ski touring, I suffered a lower leg fracture. Yesterday’s surgery went well. Many thanks to the doctors! It hurts to know that the current season is over for me.”Bayern will miss 36-year-old Neuer for the business end of the season, both domestically and in the Champions League. The German giants top the Bundesliga table and face a tricky Champions League last 16 clash against French champions Paris Saint-Germain with the first leg on February 14. Manuel Neuer is now the ALL-TIME leader in World Cup matches played as a goalkeeper 🧤What a career 🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/ji0fovmGYf— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 1, 2022 The Bavarians’ sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic spoke about the shock everyone at the club had upon learning of the nasty injury. Now he’ll have to find a solution for the goalkeeping slot.”It’s terrible that Manuel had such an accident, and of course, all our thoughts are with him. The operation went as well as possible. Manuel will receive every support. He is a strong personality and will come back. I wish him all the best, and he can rely on FC Bayern!”There is already an idea in the Bayern camp to recall their backup keeper Alexander Nubel from his season-long loan from AS Monaco. The 26-year-old German is enjoying a fine season with the Ligue 1 club, but Bayern would have to renegotiate the terms of the loan to stand any chance of getting Nubel back earlier than previously arranged.
