FC Bayern have suffered their next personnel setback: an international player has suffered an injury and is leaving the DFB squad early
As the German Football Association announced on Thursday afternoon, goalkeeper Jonas Urbig has suffered a capsule injury in his right knee joint and will therefore miss the upcoming international matches against Switzerland and Ghana
This is a bitter blow for the 22-year-old keeper after he had been gradually coming into focus at FC Bayern. Urbig was recently an important option in Vincent Kompany’s squad, particularly due to the tense goalkeeping situation at the Munich club
Next setback in the goalkeeper position
The injury comes at a bad time for FC Bayern. Manuel Neuer is still working on his comeback from a torn muscle fibre, while Sven Ulreich has also been struggling recently. This further exacerbates the already tense situation in the goalkeeping position
Urbig had played important minutes in recent weeks and put in a solid performance, making his absence all the more serious – both for the national team and for FC Bayern
Instead of playing with the DFB squad, Urbig will now concentrate on his recovery in Munich. It remains to be seen how long the goalkeeper will be out for
What is clear, however, is that Bayern will have to improvise again – and hope that the goalkeeping situation eases as quickly as possible.
