Veteran Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is set for a spell on the sidelines with a foot injury, compounding the German champions\u2019 absentee woes.\n<\/p>\n
Neuer came off just before half-time with an injury to his right foot in Saturday\u2019s 2-1 win at Mainz.\n<\/p>\n
In a statement issued Sunday, Bayern said Neuer would be \u201cout for the time being\u201d with a torn tendon in his foot.\n<\/p>\n
Bayern did not indicate how long Neuer would miss, but German media reported he would be out for at least two months.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn injury never comes at the right time, but it\u2019s part of the game,\u201d Neuer wrote on social media.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been through this before, and I\u2019ll get through this one too. From now on: full focus on recovery. Until then, I will support the boys on the pitch wherever I can.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Playing his 550th Bundesliga match, Neuer became the oldest player in a league match in Bayern\u2019s history when he took the pitch aged 40 years and 225 days.<\/p>\n
The German champions are already without coach Vincent Kompany who is recovering from an illness, while Jamal Musiala, Luis Diaz, Ismael Saibari and Serge Gnabry are also long-term absentees.\n<\/p>\n
Despite Neuer\u2019s absence, Bayern are well served in the goalkeeper department, with number two Jonas Urbig one of three goalies called up to Jurgen Klopp\u2019s Germany squad on Thursday.\n<\/p>\n
Neuer, a two-time Champions League winner, has already missed five matches this season with injury and has indicated this would likely be his last campaign.\n<\/p>\n
AFP\n<\/p>\n
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