FC Bayern München expect Jerome Boateng to be fit for the start of the season despite the fact that he sustained a thigh injury this week. The record champions reported on Saturday that Boateng had suffered a strain in his right thigh muscle during Germany's semi-final defeat to France at the EURO's. "Boateng's start of the season is not in danger," read an official statement on Bayern's website.
Boateng relieved
The thigh injury is less severe than initially suspected: "My first feeling is relief, because it's not as bad," the centre back told Sky Sport News HD on Friday after a check-up with DFB-Team doctor Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt. But Boateng also said that an appearance during the season-opener is not guaranteed: "It could be close."
FC Bayern München expect Jerome Boateng to be fit for the start of the season despite the fact that he sustained a thigh injury this week. The record champions reported on Saturday that Boateng had suffered a strain in his right thigh muscle during Germany's semi-final defeat to France at the EURO's. "Boateng's start of the season is not in danger," read an official statement on Bayern's website.
Boateng relieved
The thigh injury is less severe than initially suspected: "My first feeling is relief, because it's not as bad," the centre back told Sky Sport News HD on Friday after a check-up with DFB-Team doctor Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt. But Boateng also said that an appearance during the season-opener is not guaranteed: "It could be close."
