Bayern Munich midfielder Aleksandar Pavlovic’s bad luck with injuries and illness seems to have struck again, as he joins Jamal Musiala on the list of players out with injuries before the new season begins.
The German champion said Saturday that Pavlovic has undergone surgery after fracturing his eye socket in a team training session Friday.
Bayern didn’t say exactly how the injury happened or how long Pavlovic would be out, just that he “is facing a spell on the sidelines.”
The 21-year-old Pavlovic is considered one of best young defensive midfielders in the world but has already racked up a list of absences for sometimes-unusual injuries and illness.
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Pavlovic struggled with tonsillitis in his breakthrough 2023-24 season and was ruled out of Germany’s team for Euro 2024 with illness. Last season, he had spells out with a collarbone fracture and glandular fever.
Meanwhile, Musiala, one of Bayern’s most important members in the midfield, is expected to return only by the end of the year, after suffering a horrific injury during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.
Bayern’s new season starts August 16 against Stuttgart in the German Super Cup.
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