Source: By PA Sport Staff
Knee injury blow for Bayern’s Franck Ribery
Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery’s season could be over after he suffered a serious knee injury at the weekend.The 34-year-old injured his left knee in the 2-2 draw at Hertha Berlin on Sunday and scans have shown he has suffered a lateral knee ligament (LCL) tear.Bayern have not put a timescale on Ribery’s potential absence, other than to say he will be sidelined for the “coming weeks”.#GetWellSoonFranck get back stronger @FranckRibery ?? @FCBayernEN #MiaSanMia pic.twitter.com/9roslN7Wrf— Adel Abureida (@adelfcb) October 2, 2017The former France international will not undergo surgery at this time, with the club instead treating the injury conservatively.Chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said in a statement on the club’s official website: “We’re sorry Franck has hurt himself. We all wish him a quick and good improvement.”Ribery, who sustained the problem in the second half against Hertha, has made nine appearances for the German club this season, scoring one goal.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
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