(Reuters) – Bayern Munich will be without Manuel Neuer for “the coming weeks” after the goalkeeper successfully underwent knee surgery on Sunday, the German club said.
Neuer played in Bayern’s 3-2 league win over RB Leipzig on Saturday, keeping out a late attempt by Sweden forward Emil Forsberg to secure a record-equalling 310th Bundesliga victory, drawing level with Oliver Kahn.
While Bayern did not specify how long Neuer would be out of action, the 35-year-old said on social media that his surgery went well, and that he was hoping to be back in a “couple of weeks”.
“All of us in the club and the team wish Manuel a good and speedy recovery, and we’re sure he’ll be back to full fitness with us soon,” Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic said in a statement.
Bayern face VfL Bochum on Saturday, before taking on Austria’s RB Salzburg in a Champions League knockout tie on Feb. 17.
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Robert Birsel)
