Football: German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer sidelined until 2018 after leg injury

September 21, 2017 On Tuesday, German football club Bayern Munich announced Manuel Neuer, their goalkeeper and captain, had surgery on his left foot and is expected to miss footballing action for the rest of the year. The club announced it via their website.

31-year-old Neuer suffered injury from Monday's training for their match against. His of the  of his left foot was treated on Tuesday by Doctor Ulrich Stöckle in.

Bayern Munich AG's CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said,

Former goalie, who played only twelve games since joining Bayern in 2015 until Monday,  is likely to fill Neuer's place until Neuer returns. Baryern faces Celtic as well as Paris-Saint Germain in the group stage of UEFA Champions League. FC Barcelona's shotstopper Marc-André ter Stegen is expected to guard the German nets for the upcoming FIFA qualifiers for next year's tournament in Russia.

Neuer suffered a toe injury in March, and a fracture after the second leg of UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid in April. Neuer recovered from the original fracture from April, and joined the team late last month. His club and national teammates including Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Müller,, , , and Toni Kroos wished him a speedy recovery via Twitter.