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Bayern Munich defender Niklas Sule set for surgery after tearing ACL

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Bayern Munich defender Niklas Sule set for surgery after tearing ACL
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Huge blow for the German champions.

Germany and Bayern Munich centre-back Niklas Sule faces a long spell on the sideline as he prepares to undergo surgery on Sunday.

Bayern Munich have confirmed Niklas Sule tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during the Bundesliga draw against Augsburg. The Germany international will undergo surgery on Sunday after scans confirmed head coach Niko Kovac’s fears of a serious injury.

Sule went down clutching his left leg after going into a challenge with Florian Niederlechner in the early stages of the 2-2 draw in Bavaria. The 24-year-old defender walked from the pitch but Kovac admitted to having “a very bad feeling” and the most important pillar of his back four now faces several months on the sidelines.

Bayern Munich defender Niklas Sule set for surgery after tearing ACL
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Bayern announced the blow following an “in-depth investigation by club doctor Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt”.

Sule was making his eighth start of the champions’ uneven Bundesliga campaign, having become an entrenched member of the starting XI last season as the influence of Jerome Boateng and Mats Hummels, now at Borussia Dortmund, started to wane.

This is second time he has suffered the injury, following on from a seven month lay-off with Hoffenheim in the 2014/15 season. Cruciate ligament injuries can rule players out for up to nine months and SĂĽle is now a huge doubt for the remainder of the season as well as Euro 2020.

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