The winger is suffering from a muscle tear in his thigh, ten days before the Nations League match against Austria.
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Didier Deschamps will have to do without Kingsley Coman. The 26-year-old injured his thigh on Friday morning in training with Bayern Munich. The club formalized at the beginning of the afternoon that the examinations revealed a muscle tear, forcing it to a package for the upcoming list of the Blues.
ℹ️ Muskelfaserriss – Kingsley Coman fall vorerst aus. #FCBayern #MiaSanMia
— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) September 9, 2022
The blow is hard for Coman, author of an excellent start to the season with the Bavarian formation, and who was a natural candidate for a starting place with the France team for the next two matches of the League of Nations, the last gathering before the World Cup. The reigning world champion faces Austria (September 22) then Denmark (September 25), opponents of the Habs at the next World Cup in Qatar.
“It is a muscular problem that he suddenly felt on acceleration”, spoke of Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann, at a press conference, before the conclusions of the medical examinations were made. ” He will already miss the league match against Stuttgart on Saturday, then the clash in the Champions League next Tuesday. against FC Barcelona, his duration of absence has not yet been specified.
Such muscle damage could lead to up to two months out of action, and a return to form just before the World Cup. Kingsley Coman had already missed the previous edition in Russia. After the announcement on Tuesday of Paul Pogba’s knee surgery and his race against the clock to avoid the package for the competition in Qatar, the bad news is piling up.
France could also be deprived of Karim Benzema, also injured in the thigh, during Real Madrid’s match at Celtic Glasgow on Tuesday.