Konrad Laimer's Injury Scare for Bayern Munich

Konrad Laimer gave Bayern Munich an early injury scare as their pre-season tune-up took a worrying turn.

The Austria international went down clutching his right leg after a challenge, immediately signalling trouble. The replays did little to clarify the damage — knee, thigh, or both — but they showed enough: Laimer in clear distress, unable to put weight on the leg.

Two Bayern staff members moved in quickly, helping the 29-year-old off the pitch as his right leg was swiftly bandaged on the sideline. Vincent Kompany had no choice but to act. After just nine minutes, he turned to Sacha Boey, the full-back who remains widely expected to leave the club before the end of the transfer window.

For Bayern, this was supposed to be a sharp test against last season’s third-placed Bundesliga side, a near-final rehearsal before the first piece of silverware is on the line. The game is their penultimate friendly ahead of the Super Cup showdown with Borussia Dortmund on Saturday week.

The schedule does not ease. On Tuesday, the German record champions also meet 1. FC Heidenheim from the second tier.

With competitive action looming and the squad still in flux, Bayern now wait for the medical verdict on Laimer — and hope this early jolt doesn’t shape the start of their season.