We’re not even halfway through the mother of all international breaks, but Bayern Munich already has a new injury concern from it, in Jamal Musiala. The attacking player was a late withdrawal from the German national team’s score draw with the Netherlands last night due to his suffering a muscle injury during pregame warmups.
His national teammate, Arsenal midfielder/forward Kai Havertz was forced off in the 30′ with what the medical team deemed an unspecified muscular injury.
Jamal Musiala
Jurgen Klopp after his first competition as the new Germany national team manager gave the following update to media outlet RTL:
“Both are currently undergoing an MRI.
“I hope we get the diagnosis [on Thursday] evening. But of course, this isn’t great. I hope it’s nothing serious. The lads are probably out for us. But hopefully, they’ll be back in action relatively quickly.”
The MRI confirmed a torn muscle fiber for Musiala, and according to a report in Sky Germany, the forward is now expected to be out for about three to four weeks. So he’ll miss out on Bayern’s next match, a Bundesliga fixture against Augsburg on October 10. He’ll be absent against Viking in the UEFA Champions League on October 13 as well.
Beyond that, we’ll just have to wait and see.
Konrad Laimer
Max Eberl on Konrad Laimer’s injury: “It doesn’t seem to be too bad. Nothing serious”
— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) September 18, 2026
The other FC Bayern injury concern is right-back Konrad Laimer, who reportedly has an adductor strain. However, as you can see from the report embedded above, quoting the club’s Sporting Director Max Eberl, they are not too worried about him.
Otherwise, the rest of the squad is currently fit.
Squad Injury Updates: September/October International Break
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