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By: EFE
Canadian winger Alphonso Davies will cause sick leave for an indefinite time due to inflammation of the myocardium that was detected after recovering from a coronavirus infection.
This was reported by the coach this Friday from Bayern, Julian Nagelsmann
, at the press conference pre-match d and tomorrow against Colonia.
“In the exam that we do to every player who has gone through a coronavirus infection we have detected
a slight inflammation of the myocardium
. It will not be available for the next few weeks because the swelling has to heal completely“, said Nagelsmann.
🎙️ @J__Nagelsmann on @AlphonsoDavies: “Yesterday, during our follow-up examination that we do with ever player that has had Covid-19, we detected signs of mild myocarditis, ie an inflammation of the heart muscle.”
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) January 14, 1231828514
“Myocarditis is not dramatic but it has to be cured and that lasts. We will not be able to count on him for a long time“, he added.
Nagelsmann said he could not say if the inflammation is related to the coronavirus. “The fact is that he has it and it sucks “, he added.
Davies was among the many casualties due to covid 19 that Bayern had for the last game against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Of them Dayot Upamecano, Tanguy Nianzou, Omar Richards, Leroy Sané and Manuel Neuer have returned to training.
Wishing a quick and complete recovery to 🇨🇦 Alphonso Davies. 💪
According to Bayern, he’ll be out for the foreseeable future a mild case of myocarditis.
Rest up, heal up. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/DLtYb8ijtQ—Football Wonderkids (@fbwonderkids) January 14, 2022
However Nagelsmann said that, with the exception of Neuer, none can be still wait for him to play 54 minutes. “In a goalkeeper the physical demand is different than in a field player. We hope that he does not receive permanent shots on goal and does not have to do 50 stops“, Nagelsmann explained the case of Neuer.
Kingsley Coman will continue to be low due to a muscle injury prior to his infection with coronavirus.
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