“It could have been his last chance” – Bayern boss expects Gnabry to miss World Cup after injury setback
“It could have been his last chance” – Bayern boss expects Gnabry to miss World Cup after injury setback In the crucial final phase of the season, Bayern Munich were hit by an injury setback ahead of their 4-2 Bundesliga title-clinching win over VfB Stuttgart on Sunday, with Serge Gnabry set to be out for a longer period due to a tear in the adductor muscle in his right thigh. The injury is expected to sideline Gnabry for the remainder of the campaign – and also the World Cup with Germany, according to Bayern board member for sport Max Eberl. “He probably won’t be able to play again this season.
Everything else is, to some extent, up in the air,” Eberl told reporters after Bayern’s win on Sunday. “When you’re 30 or 31, you probably still have one World Cup ahead of you. I don’t know how long he will keep playing, but it could have been his last chance,” he continued, adding: “I feel sorry for him because he would have played a very important role for the German national team at the World Cup.
” Gnabry, 30, missed both the 2018 World Cup and Euro 2024 due to injuries, but was part of Germany’s squads for Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup.