Jamal Musiala Faces Three to Four Weeks Out With Torn Muscle Fibre

Jamal Musiala is expected to be sidelined for three to four weeks with a torn muscle fibre in his thigh, sustained in the warm-up before Germany's 1-1 draw with the Netherlands. The Bayern Munich playmaker pulled up during the pre-match routine, failed to make kick-off, and the assessment that followed has now put a timeline on the lay-off.

The diagnosis is the second half of a grim Thursday night for Germany head coach Jurgen Klopp, who lost Kai Havertz to a muscle strain 30 minutes into the same game and must rebuild his attack for Sunday's fixture with Greece without either of them. Klopp said he hoped both players would 'be fit again relatively quickly', but added that they are 'probably out' for the national team's remaining fixtures this window.

What it means for Bayern

For Bayern, the three-to-four-week window is close to the best realistic outcome once a muscle fibre tear is confirmed. The international break absorbs the first stretch of the recovery, and the Bundesliga leaders do not return to league action until mid-October, giving the medical staff at Sabener Strasse a runway to manage the return without conceding points.

Musiala's history complicates the picture. The 23-year-old's last two seasons have been interrupted by muscle injuries at similar moments, and Bayern have been managing his minutes carefully as a result — he had been withdrawn early in recent league outings precisely to protect against this outcome. The club is expected to re-examine the thigh in Munich before confirming its own return date.

The timeline

If the four-week estimate holds, Musiala would miss Bayern's first two fixtures after the break and target a return in the final week of October, with the club's Champions League commitments the likeliest milestone for his comeback. Anything shorter and the league fixtures come back into range; anything longer and Bayern will plan without him through the autumn.

Bayern are expected to issue their own medical bulletin once the player completes his assessment in Munich in the coming days.