Former Barcelona player Thiago Alcántara, currently a Bayern midfielder, had a groin surgery, but he hopes to be training in ten days. Hansi Flick, coach of the Munich team, who this Saturday can be the champion of Germany if he defeats Borussia M’gladbach and Borussia Dortmund falls to Fortuna Düsseldorf, expects him to be ready for the Cup final on July 4.
“Thiago will be on leave for three weeks. We have made the decision that the operation is done now. It may eventually be available for the German Cup final, ”said Flick. It will be on July 4 when Bayern (who eliminated Eintracht Frankfurt) and Bayer Leverkusen (who left Saarbrucken out of Fourth and moving up to Third) play the German Cup final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
Bayern will play this Saturday in the Bundesliga against Borussia Mönchengladbach and, in addition to the loss of Thiago, they have those of Thomas Müller and Robert Lewandowski for accumulating yellow cards. As for the former Barça player Thiago, he had just returned to the team after an abductor injury.
But Flick has good news about the evolution of Philippe Coutinho (the player on loan from Barcelona underwent surgery on his right ankle) and Niklas Süle (out since October due to a knee cruciate ligament injury): after the wing tests they underwent He hopes they will train with the group again next week.
Regarding Corentin Tolisso, the Bayern coach stated that he continues to train to regain form. The French half had an ankle surgery in April.