Lengthy layoff for Philipp Lahm after ankle fracture
Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm will be sidelined for up to three months after sustaining a fracture of his right ankle in a training session on Tuesday, the German champions announced.
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Berlin: Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm will be sidelined for up to three months after sustaining a fracture of his right ankle in a training session on Tuesday, the German champions announced.
Lahm`s injury is a further body blow for Bundesliga leaders Bayern coming after injuries to Holger Badstuber (thigh muscle tear), Javi Martinez (left knee ligaments), David Alaba (right knee), Thiago (right knee ligaments), Claudio Pizzaro (right thigh muscle tear) and Bastian Schweinsteiger (inflamed knee patella ligament).
Germany captain Schweinsteiger has only just returned to full-time training.
For Lahm it is the first serious injury he has sustained since 2006. He has played 271 times for Bayern since 2005.